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File image of PSNI patrol car. Niall Carson
Dungannon
Man arrested by NI police investigating death of two-year-old girl
The child died after being admitted to hospital yesterday.
A MAN HAS BEEN arrested on suspicion of murder by police in Northern Ireland investigating the circumstances of the death of a young girl.
The girl (2) was admitted to hospital yesterday afternoon, with what was reported as a serious head injury, Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell said, after the ambulance service attended an address in Dungannon, Co Tyrone.
The child later died in hospital.
Police have arrested a 32-year-old man and he remains in custody this morning.
Caldwell said a post-mortem will be conducted to establish the cause of the young girl’s death.
“Our thoughts are with the child’s family, which is being supported by Family Liaison Officers,” Caldwell said in a statement.
No further details are available at the moment, police said.
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