These are the first pictures of one-year-old Leiland Corkill who died just a few months after he went to live with adoptive parents.

The baby boy was rushed to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool with a severe head injury on January 6 and died the next day.

A man, 34, and a woman, 37, have now been arrested on suspicion of murder, assault, ill-treatment and neglect, police have said.

Pictures of Leiland before he died showed the little boy happy and healthy, laughing with his biological mum Laura Corkill.

The one-year-old was taken out of Ms Corkill’s care 48 hours after his birth but she often visited him before his adoption. 

At the time of his death, he was still under the care of Cumbria council but was living with a couple in Barrow-in-Furness, who were hoping to adopt him.  

Both Ms Corkill and her mum, Yvonne, scrambled to be with Leiland in hospital.

His grandmother told The Sun: ‘I was there when he was born and I was there at the end. I can’t believe the two were just a year apart. It’s too much to bear.’ 

An inquest into the baby’s death was adjourned on January 26.

Police said on Sunday that the man and woman arrested in connection with the death have been released on bail.  

Detective Chief Superintendent Dean Holden said: ‘Two people have been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into the tragic death of a one-year-old boy in Barrow.

‘An investigation is underway by a dedicated team of detectives and other specialists in order to establish the full circumstances of the death in full consultation with the Coroner. ‘

John Readman, executive director of People at Cumbria County Council, said in a statement: ‘This is a deeply distressing case and our thoughts are with the little boy’s family.

‘We can confirm that he was looked after by the Local Authority and at the time of his death was placed with adoptive parents.

‘The county council, as part of the Cumbria Safeguarding Children Partnership, has recommended that a full independent safeguarding review is carried out.’

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