MAYPORT, Fla. – The father of a 2-year-old Mayport boy who died last week after suffering a brain injury said he's still trying to accept that he no longer has youngest son.
Eddie Robb was rushed to a hospital when his mother and her boyfriend said they discovered that he was not breathing, according to police.
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"This is a very unexpected loss and it's devastating to a family to experience this," Eddie's father Bert Robb said. "It was frightening. It was really scary."
"Eddie was a wonderful little child. He always smiled, was always happy. If you were sad and alone, he would come up to you and bother you, hug you, kiss you until you started smiling, until you started being happy."
Police were called out to a home in the 1000 block of Valley Forge Court last Monday evening and found Robb's 2-year-old son with extensive injuries. The boy died Friday.
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The Florida Department of Children and Families and police are still investigating to determine what caused the boy's death and if charges need to be filed.
The DCF released this statement Monday: "It takes time for the Medical Examiner's report to be completed, which would be crucial in determining whether this tragic death was due to abuse or neglect. Additionally, in cases like these, we would interview family, neighbors and anyone who knew the family in order to get more information on what went on in that home."
Still, Robb said, investigating won't bring his son back to him.
"I'm blessed with very, very wonderful children," Robb said. "In a way, Eddie gets to continue doing what he's always done, which is make other people happy."
A VyStar account has been set up to help with funeral expenses. The account number to donate to is 702805893.