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| Bolton stabbing: Girl, seven, killed by stranger in park | Bolton stabbing: Girl, seven, killed by stranger in park |
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| A seven-year-old girl has died after being stabbed by a stranger in a park. | A seven-year-old girl has died after being stabbed by a stranger in a park. |
| The girl suffered serious injuries in the attack at Queen's Park in Bolton at about 14:30 GMT, Greater Manchester Police said. | The girl suffered serious injuries in the attack at Queen's Park in Bolton at about 14:30 GMT, Greater Manchester Police said. |
| A force spokesman said despite the "best efforts of her family and medical responders, she died a short while later". | A force spokesman said despite the "best efforts of her family and medical responders, she died a short while later". |
| A 30-year-old woman, who was not known to the family, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder. | A 30-year-old woman, who was not known to the family, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder. |
| Assistant Chief Constable Russ Jackson said officers were "working to understand the motive for this completely random and brutal attack". | Assistant Chief Constable Russ Jackson said officers were "working to understand the motive for this completely random and brutal attack". |
| "A woman who was not known to the family was detained by a member of the public and then arrested by the police," he said. | "A woman who was not known to the family was detained by a member of the public and then arrested by the police," he said. |
| "We understand that the woman has some history of mental illness and we are working to understand if this played any part in her motive." | "We understand that the woman has some history of mental illness and we are working to understand if this played any part in her motive." |
| He said the attack was "a family's worst nightmare". | |
| "The incident is horrendous and I cannot begin to imagine what the family of this little girl are going through," Mr Jackson said. | "The incident is horrendous and I cannot begin to imagine what the family of this little girl are going through," Mr Jackson said. |
| "We are determined to quickly understand how this came to happen, leaving a young family so distraught and so devastated in an instant." | "We are determined to quickly understand how this came to happen, leaving a young family so distraught and so devastated in an instant." |