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Girl, five, 'barefoot in pyjamas' | Girl, five, 'barefoot in pyjamas' |
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A five-year-old girl has been taken into care after being found barefoot and dressed in pyjamas a quarter of a mile from her home. | |
She was discovered in the snow in Omagh last Thursday at about 0500 GMT. | |
The girl was found by staff at a Supervalu store. They wrapped her in a sweater and placed her by a heater before calling the police. | |
A man and a woman were arrested in connection with the incident but have been released. | |
A PSNI spokesman said: "At about 5.30am on Thursday, police received a report from a member of the public that he had seen a young girl in her pyjamas at Market Street. | |
"Police collected the girl and followed her footsteps in the snow to a house. | "Police collected the girl and followed her footsteps in the snow to a house. |
Local councillor and GP Josephine Deehan | Local councillor and GP Josephine Deehan |
"Further enquiries into the matter are being conducted by police and social services." | |
Local councillor and GP Josephine Deehan said the child's life was undoubtedly at risk. | Local councillor and GP Josephine Deehan said the child's life was undoubtedly at risk. |
"The weather conditions were among the worst that we have seen this winter, freezing cold temperatures, snow under foot... | "The weather conditions were among the worst that we have seen this winter, freezing cold temperatures, snow under foot... |
"She was dressed only in her pyjamas and barefoot, and could easily have succumbed to hypothermia." | "She was dressed only in her pyjamas and barefoot, and could easily have succumbed to hypothermia." |