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| 'Mother' murder arrest after girl, four, dies in Moss Side | 'Mother' murder arrest after girl, four, dies in Moss Side |
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| A woman believed to be the mother of a dead four-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of her murder. | A woman believed to be the mother of a dead four-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of her murder. |
| The girl's body was found at a council house on Garthorne Close, in Moss Side. | |
| Manchester Royal Infirmary staff contacted police at 19:15 BST on Thursday after the woman came to "express concerns" about her. | |
| Police said they had had previous contact with the family and were conducting a review with other agencies into how the case had been handled. | |
| The 31-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is being held in custody for questioning, police said. | |
| 'Shock and upset' | |
| A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out on the child's body later. | |
| The entrance to the cul-de-sac where the two-storey house is situated has been cordoned off and forensic tests have been carried out. | |
| Ch Sup Stuart Barton said: "Our thoughts are with the girl's family at this extremely difficult time. | |
| "We know there is lots of speculation about the identity of the young girl and the cause of death but I want to stress that as yet, we have not formally identified her and we are doing a lot of work to try and trace all her family members to inform them." | |
| "However, what I can say is that at this time, we are not looking for anyone else in connection with this incident and I want to try and reassure our community that there is no reason for them to be unduly alarmed, although clearly they will be upset at this tragedy," he added. | |
| "GMP, along with our partner agencies, is also aware of previous contact between ourselves and other agencies with the girl's family, and we will be conducting a multi-agency review." | |
| Neighbour Pauline Taylor who lives in Garthorne Close said: "The little girl used to play out with the crowd round this side. | Neighbour Pauline Taylor who lives in Garthorne Close said: "The little girl used to play out with the crowd round this side. |
| "She was always on her bike, playing out with the other kids. | "She was always on her bike, playing out with the other kids. |
| "She was a lovely little girl." | "She was a lovely little girl." |