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Mother held as body of son found | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
A mother who was arrested after the body of her son was found at a house in Kent is in a "critical but stable condition" in hospital. | |
Police found James Taylor, 11, after being called to a property in Knight's Croft, New Ash Green, on Tuesday. | |
A spokesman said the death was being treated as "suspicious" and they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. | |
Officers are at the scene and the property is currently cordoned off. | Officers are at the scene and the property is currently cordoned off. |
Ch Insp Gill Ellis said: "Emergency services were called to an address in Knight's Croft at 5.30am yesterday, where the body of a young boy was discovered. | |
He had settled in well, was making new friends, and was showing great academic promise Fiona Cottam "A woman has been arrested and is in hospital in a critical but stable condition. | |
"There is an investigation ongoing." | |
She added: "We are doing house-to-house inquiries, but we are not doing a witness appeal and are not looking for anybody else in connection with this death. | |
"Our deepest sympathies are with the family and friends of the young boy. Clearly this is a really tragic loss of life." | |
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, always playing outside on the trampoline or kicking a ball about; a nice polite boy." | |
'Mourn his loss' | |
Officers are treating the death as suspiciousJames 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." | |
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." | 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. | She said there would be support and counselling available to pupils affected. |
Kent Police said the coroner had been notified of the death. |