23 Sep 2011

‘Mother’ held over death of child

A woman believed to be the mother of a dead four-year old girl is under arrest on suspicion of murder after the child’s body was found in the Moss Side area of Manchester.

Murder inquiry as 4-year-old girl found dead in Moss Side, Manchester (Getty)

Police officers were contacted by staff at Manchester Royal Infirmary at around 7.15pm on Thursday evening after a woman came into the hospital and “expressed concerns” about the welfare of a child, police said.

Officers went to a house on Garthorne Close in Moss Side and found the four-year-old girl dead. It is understood there were no obvious signs of injury to the child and a post-mortem will take place to establish her cause of death.

A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: “Inquiries to establish the circumstances surrounding her death are ongoing. A 31-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody for questioning.”

Sources said the woman under arrest is the mother of the child.

It is believed police are not looking for anyone else in relation to the murder.