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| Man and woman arrested after death of toddler in Birmingham | Man and woman arrested after death of toddler in Birmingham |
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| A toddler has died in hospital after being found with serious injuries at a house in Birmingham. | A toddler has died in hospital after being found with serious injuries at a house in Birmingham. |
| The 21-month-old girl was discovered at a house in the Northfield area of the city on Sunday, West Midlands police said. She died at the city’s children’s hospital on Wednesday evening. | The 21-month-old girl was discovered at a house in the Northfield area of the city on Sunday, West Midlands police said. She died at the city’s children’s hospital on Wednesday evening. |
| A 30-year-old woman and a man, 28, have been arrested on suspicion of causing or allowing serious injury to a child. | A 30-year-old woman and a man, 28, have been arrested on suspicion of causing or allowing serious injury to a child. |
| Police said they went to a house in The Green at 3pm on Sunday after reports that a girl was unconscious. She was taken to hospital in a critical condition and pronounced dead at 8.30pm on Wednesday. | Police said they went to a house in The Green at 3pm on Sunday after reports that a girl was unconscious. She was taken to hospital in a critical condition and pronounced dead at 8.30pm on Wednesday. |
| Insp Ian Wilkins said: “This is a terribly sad case which has resulted in the death of a little girl. At present her death remains unexplained. | Insp Ian Wilkins said: “This is a terribly sad case which has resulted in the death of a little girl. At present her death remains unexplained. |
| “Our inquiries will focus on determining whether any of the injuries she sustained were deliberately inflicted or whether this was a tragic accident. A postmortem will be carried out in due course, which will hopefully confirm the precise cause of death.” | “Our inquiries will focus on determining whether any of the injuries she sustained were deliberately inflicted or whether this was a tragic accident. A postmortem will be carried out in due course, which will hopefully confirm the precise cause of death.” |
| The man and woman were arrested when the girl was still alive and they have been released on conditional bail. | The man and woman were arrested when the girl was still alive and they have been released on conditional bail. |
| The address where she was found has been sealed off while investigations continue. | The address where she was found has been sealed off while investigations continue. |
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