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We report the death of a two-month-old male baby, without medical history, who was found lifeless wedged under his mother\u2019s breast. The mother subsequently admitted that she had fallen asleep while breastfeeding and awoke a few minutes later to find him wedged under her breast and not breathing. External examination of the infant\u2019s body revealed right frontal congestion with reddish-purple colour of the right frontal skin corresponding to where the mother\u2019s breast had overlaid his face with bilateral conjunctival petechiae with no signs of external injury. Internal examination revealed congestion with petechiae marks of the internal side of the right frontal scalp, with moderate congestion and few petechiae marks at the level of the lungs. The histopathological examination showed non-specific passive congestion, with no abnormalities. The cause of death was attributed to accidental suffocation following obstruction of external airways by the mother\u2019s breast during breastfeeding. 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