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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. | A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murdering an 18-month-old boy who fell from a sixth-floor flat window. |
| It "quickly became apparent" the boy had died when police were called to Newcastle House in Barkerend Road, Bradford, at 17:10 BST on Saturday. | |
| 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. |
| One woman told how she, her husband and a friend tried to save the child, who was naked when he fell. | |
| Danuta Tomaszewicz, 59, said she had been on her phone, looking out of the window from a first-floor flat when she suddenly noticed the child on the ground below. | |
| She thought the child was a doll at first, she said. | |
| Her niece, Monika Tomaszewicz, said: "She screamed for help and her husband and his friend ran downstairs. | |
| "The friend took his shirt off because the baby was naked." | |
| She said the ambulance arrived after about 20 minutes. | |
| Mrs Tomaszewicz's niece added: "She could not sleep at all last night. | |
| "She doesn't know how she is going to live here as every time she looks out of the window she will see the baby. | |
| "They tried their best for the baby." | |
| Andrew White, 53, said he lived on the same landing as the flat where the baby fell. | |
| He said a couple with two young children live there. | |
| Mr White, a father-of-three with four grandchildren, said: "They are a nice young couple who keep themselves to themselves which is normal here." | |
| 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. | 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. | 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." | 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. | 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. | 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 horrible," he said. |
| "It's hard to take." | "It's hard to take." |