Co Tyrone: woman arrested over death of two-year-old girl
Last updated 9th Aug 2021
Police probing the death of a two-year-old girl in Co Tyrone have arrested a 24-year-old woman.
She is being held in custody on suspicion of perverting the course of justice, causing or permitting the death of a child and child cruelty.
It comes as police were given extra time to question a 32-year-old man arrested on suspicion of the toddler's death.
The two-year-old girl died in hospital after the Ambulance Service was called to a house in Park Avenue, Dungannon on Friday.
Meanwhile, flowers, ornaments and teddy bears alongside sympathy messages and cards have been left outside the house.
In a statement, the PSNI said: "Detectives from Police Service of Northern Ireland's major investigation team investigating the circumstances of the death of a two-year-old girl on Friday August 6 have been granted a court extension for an additional 36 hours to question a 32-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder.''