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| Woman held as body of child found | Woman held as body of child found |
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| A woman is under arrest in hospital after the body of a child was found at an address in Kent. | A woman is under arrest in hospital after the body of a child was found at an address in Kent. |
| Police found the child - a boy aged about 12 - after being called to the property in Knight's Croft, New Ash Green early on Tuesday morning. | |
| A spokesman said the death was being investigated and until further information was available was being treated as unexplained. | A spokesman said the death was being investigated and until further information was available was being treated as unexplained. |
| Officers are at the scene and the property is currently cordoned off. | Officers are at the scene and the property is currently cordoned off. |
| One neighbour, who did not wish to be named, said: "I came out of the front of the house and all the forensic team were here wearing whites. | One neighbour, who did not wish to be named, said: "I came out of the front of the house and all the forensic team were here wearing whites. |
| "I also saw the boy's body being carried out." | "I also saw the boy's body being carried out." |
| Referring to his neighbours he added: "She kept herself to herself. He was a lovely boy of about 12, always playing outside on the trampoline or kicking a ball about; a nice polite boy." | Referring to his neighbours he added: "She kept herself to herself. He was a lovely boy of about 12, always playing outside on the trampoline or kicking a ball about; a nice polite boy." |
| A Kent Police spokesman said: "A woman at the address has been arrested and has been taken to hospital for treatment. | |
| "The coroner has been notified of the death." | "The coroner has been notified of the death." |
| He had settled in well, was making new friends, and was showing great academic promise Fiona Cottam | |
| The child was a pupil at Wilmington Grammar School for Boys, where head teacher Fiona Cottam has released a statement to parents. | |
| The statement said: "It is with immense sadness that I write to inform you of the tragic death of one our year seven students. | |
| "Sadly, I am not at liberty to release any details to you at present, including the student's name, as his death is under investigation by the police." | |
| But Mrs Cottam added: "He was a new pupil to the school. He had just started in year seven but he had settled in well, was making new friends, and was showing great academic promise." | |
| The statement continued: "As a whole, the school community will mourn his loss in the weeks and months ahead." | |
| She said there would be support and counselling available to pupils affected. |