Man arrested on suspicion of murder after death of baby girl

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a two-week-old girl.
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Greater Manchester Police officers were called by a hospital with a report of concern for a baby at about 6.30pm on Friday, a force spokesman said.

The baby died in hospital on Monday.

A 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and later bailed pending further enquiries, the spokesman said.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a two-week-old girlA man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a two-week-old girl
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a two-week-old girl
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Police said the investigation was ongoing and a scene was in place at an address in Heywood, Rochdale.

A post-mortem is due to take place this week.

Detective Chief Inspector Carl Jones said: “This is a desperately sad incident where a baby girl has lost her life and we are doing what we can to support her loved ones at this incredibly difficult time.

“Our investigation is ongoing; as always, we are keeping an open mind and have specialist officers working at the scene and on the investigation to establish the full facts of this case.

“This is a heart-breaking time and we ask the public to refrain from speculation and respect the family’s privacy at this time.

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“Anyone with information should do the right thing and contact us with information so we can continue to try and ascertain the circumstances behind this tragedy.”

Anyone with information should call police on 0161 856 3400, quoting incident 1896 of 08/01/2021, or Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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