(Gillespie)--Gillespie Police, and Illinois State Police are investigating the death of a three year old boy as a possible case of child abuse. The toddler died on Monday at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis.

Authorities say the boy was at his home with a caretaker on Saturday when paramedics responded to a call about child have a seizure. The boy's mother was at work at the time of the incident.