Bexley Aquatic Centre: Boy found alone in pool bathroom

A four-year-old boy has been found alone in the bathroom of a pool in Sydney’s south with police investigating the incident.

Angelo Anestis Aquatic Centre at Bexley.

Police are investigating an incident at a south Sydney pool where a missing boy was allegedly found naked in a bathroom.

Bexley’s Angelo Anestis Aquatic Centre was closed on Saturday after police were called to the venue after reports a four-year-old boy was found in the centre’s bathroom.

The Daily Telegraph understands the boy, who is believed to have autism, momentarily disappeared from a cubicle in the bathroom while in the toilet with his mother, prompting her to report him missing.

“About 2.45pm on Saturday, officers attached to St George Police Area Command attended an aquatic centre in Bexley following a report that a four-year-old boy may have been assaulted within the facility,” police said in a statement.

“A crime scene was established, and examined by specialist police.

“Samples, including items of clothing, were seized and taken for forensic examination.

“The matter has now been referred to the State Crime Command’s Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad who have commenced an investigation.”

Officers closed the pool for the rest of the day and into Sunday, forcing lessons to be cancelled.

The centre reopened at 1.30pm and released a statement saying: “Police are investigating an allegation of a possible assault and will release a statement if one is required. We are not aware of any risk to child safety.”

It follows the Angelo Anestis Aquatic Centre being named as a low-risk venue attended by NSW’s first positive COVID-19 cases in 55 days.

Originally published as Bexley Aquatic Centre: Boy found alone in pool bathroom