A 10-year-old boy is in a critical condition following a jacuzzi-related accident this afternoon, police have said. 

The boy was in a jacuzzi at a house on Triq Marsalforn, Xagħra, Gozo at around 2pm when he found himself in trouble.  

He was rushed to Gozo General Hospital and subsequently transferred to Mater Dei. Doctors certified him as being in a critical condition at around 4.20pm. 

Magistrate Paul Coppini is leading an inquiry into the case. 

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