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Ipswich toddler death: Man and woman charged with murdering girl, 2 | Ipswich toddler death: Man and woman charged with murdering girl, 2 |
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Police cars were parked outside the temporary housing unit in Sidegate Lane on Friday | Police cars were parked outside the temporary housing unit in Sidegate Lane on Friday |
A man and woman have been charged with murder following the death of a two-year-old girl. | A man and woman have been charged with murder following the death of a two-year-old girl. |
The body was found by police at a temporary housing unit in Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, at about 11:45 BST on Friday. | The body was found by police at a temporary housing unit in Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, at about 11:45 BST on Friday. |
Suffolk Constabulary said officers arrested two people in Bury St Edmunds in the early hours of Saturday. | Suffolk Constabulary said officers arrested two people in Bury St Edmunds in the early hours of Saturday. |
Scott Jeff and Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell are now due to appear at Ipswich Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. | Scott Jeff and Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell are now due to appear at Ipswich Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. |
The force said that the pair - both aged 22 and of no fixed address but previously from Bedfordshire - were known to the victim. | The force said that the pair - both aged 22 and of no fixed address but previously from Bedfordshire - were known to the victim. |
Floral tributes were left at the housing unit after the toddler was found dead on Friday | |
Further tests were required as part of the post-mortem examination, officers said. | Further tests were required as part of the post-mortem examination, officers said. |
Suffolk Constabulary also said a mandatory referral had been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct because of previous police contact with the deceased "elsewhere". | Suffolk Constabulary also said a mandatory referral had been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct because of previous police contact with the deceased "elsewhere". |
Anyone with information is asked to contact police. | Anyone with information is asked to contact police. |
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