PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Maltreatment was a factor in the death last year of a 5-year-old child from West Warwick, Rhode Island child welfare authorities said Thursday.

The child died Sept. 18, according to a statement from Department of Children, Youth and Families spokesperson Kerri White.

The department initiated an investigation and “determined maltreatment contributed to this fatality,” the statement said.

In accordance with state law, the agency notified the Office of the Child Advocate of its findings.

The department said it had no previous involvement with the family.

No additional information was released because of confidentiality laws, the department said.

West Warwick police said they had no further information.