An Invercargill toddler sustained fatal injuries after a chest of drawers and a television set landed on him.
Detective Sergeant Grant Johnstone, of Invercargill CIB, said the boy was trying to climb on to a small coffee table that supported a chest of drawers and an older tube television, when they fell on him.
The boy was taken to Southland Hospital by St John Ambulance on Saturday morning.
He died there later that day.
Det Sgt Johnstone said the incident was eerily similar to another incident in the city, when a 16-month-old boy was admitted to Southland Hospital after a television fell on him, which was also resting on a chest of drawers.
The boy was later transferred to Starship Hospital, in Auckland, and treated for several weeks, after the television set
Det Sgt Johnstone said the "latest tragedy" has been referred to the coroner, and he declined to answer further questions.
However he reminded parents of young children to make sure heavy items were secured in their homes.
