A man had died during a baptism streamed live to Facebook and a woman has been arrested for manslaughter.
The man, in his 60s, died after medical staff battled to save him at a private address in Birmingham where the service was being reportedly conducted by Life Changing Ministries on Sunday, October 8.
Police and ambulance crews were called to the scene on Slade Road in the Stockland Green area of Erdington shortly after 1.30pm and the man given “advanced life support”.
Now West Midlands Police has confirmed it has arrested a 46-year-old woman on suspicion of manslaughter, reports BirminghamLive.
Express.co.uk has approached West Midlands Police, West Midlands Ambulance Service and Life Changing Ministries for comment.
A spokeswoman for the force told BirminghamLive: “A woman has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a man in his 60s died in Erdington on Sunday.
“A post-mortem examination will be carried out in due course to establish the cause of the man’s death, while detectives carry out enquiries into the circumstances surrounding his death.
“A 46-year-old woman who was arrested in Birmingham yesterday has been released on police bail while enquiries continue.”.
The ceremony is believed to have been live-streamed – but the post has now been removed from the church’s Facebook page.
A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service told BirminghamLive: “We were called at 1.42pm on Sunday (October 8) to a medical emergency at a private address on Slade Road in Stockland Green, Birmingham.
“Upon arrival we found a man.
“Ambulance staff administered advanced life support to him but unfortunately, despite the best efforts of ambulance staff it became clear that nothing more could be done to save him and he was confirmed deceased at the scene.”
An hour-long message on Monday (October 9) on the church’s Facebook page claiming a man had travelled more than 300 miles to be baptised.
He joined the church four years ago and suffered from Parkinson’s disease.
His baptism was said to be the first to take place on Sunday, but others were carried out afterwards.
