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| Bradford toddler death: Woman arrested on suspicion of murder | Bradford toddler death: Woman arrested on suspicion of murder |
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| A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murdering an 18-month-old boy who fell from a sixth-floor flat window. | |
| Police were called to Newcastle House in Barkerend Road, Bradford, at about 17:10 BST on Saturday. Officers said it "quickly became apparent" the boy had died. | |
| A 23-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of murder is receiving medical assessment in custody. | A 23-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of murder is receiving medical assessment in custody. |
| West Yorkshire Police said it was an "extremely traumatic incident". | West Yorkshire Police said it was an "extremely traumatic incident". |
| Det Supt Nick Wallen said: "Specially trained officers are working to support the child's family members and those who witnessed what took place. | Det Supt Nick Wallen said: "Specially trained officers are working to support the child's family members and those who witnessed what took place. |
| "It is no exaggeration to say those who witnessed this incident will have been deeply traumatised by what they saw." | "It is no exaggeration to say those who witnessed this incident will have been deeply traumatised by what they saw." |
| Police said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the death. | |
| Newcastle House, which is in the city centre, is a seven-storey block of flats with shops on the ground floor. | |
| An unnamed resident, who lives on the same landing where the boy had fallen from, said: "There's quite a high turnover of people in these flats, you wouldn't necessarily know your neighbours. I just keep to myself." | |
| He said there were people of different nationalities living in the block. | |
| The resident said he saw police activity in the flats on Saturday night but only discovered what happened the next morning by watching the news. | |
| "It's horrible," he said. | |
| "It's hard to take." |