A CHILD has been found dead at home as cops arrest a woman in her thirties after an “incident” at the address. The woman has been arrested under the Mental Health Act and the family had previous contact with the police, a detective confirmed. Emergency services were called at 6.20pm on New Year’s Eve responded […]
A CHILD has been found dead at home as cops arrest a woman in her thirties after an “incident” at the address.
The woman has been arrested under the Mental Health Act and the family had previous contact with the police, a detective confirmed.
Emergency services were called at 6.20pm on New Year’s Eve responded to an incident at a property in Oldham, Manchester.
The child was sadly pronounced dead at the scene and the woman has been detained under the Mental Health Act.
Detective Superintendent Chris Packer said: “Due to previous police contact, this incident has been referred to our Professional Standards Branch and will be referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
“Our thoughts are with the child’s loved ones at this heart-breaking time. Specialist officers will offer them support.
“Our investigation is in the early stages and we’d ask anyone with information to contact us or Crimestoppers immediately.
“This sad news is bound to cause distress in the community but I would like to offer reassurance that we are doing everything we can to establish the circumstances.”
Anyone with information should contact police on 0161 856 3656 quoting 2284 31/12/21. Alternatively, the independent charity – Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
