Woman in her 30s is detained under Mental Health act after child was found dead in house in Oldham
Woman in her 30s is detained under Mental Health act after child was found dead in house in Oldham
A woman in her 30s was yesterday detained in Oldham, Greater ManchesterPolice have said that a child was ‘sadly pronounced dead at the scene’Officers were called by the ambulance service at around 6.20pm yesterday
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A woman in her 30s has been detained under the Mental Health Act following the death of a child in Oldham.
Police said ‘a child was sadly pronounced dead at the scene’ and an investigation is underway into the circumstances surrounding the death.
Officers were called by the ambulance service at around 6.20pm yesterday to an incident at a property on Elm Road in the Limeside area, Greater Manchester Police said in a statement.
Police officers guarding a cordon outside a house on Elm Road in Limeside, Oldham, where officers were called to by the ambulance service at around 6.20pm yesterday
‘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.
Officers outside a property in Oldham. A woman in her 30s has been detained under the Mental Health Act following the death of a child
Police said ‘a child was sadly pronounced dead at the scene’ and an investigation is underway into the circumstances surrounding the death
‘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.
‘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.’
Those with information are asked to contact police on 0161 856 3656 quoting 2284 31/12/21 or to do so anonymously via independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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