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| Woman held for daughter's murder | Woman held for daughter's murder |
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| A four-year-old girl has been found dead and her mother has been arrested on suspicion of her murder, say Gwent Police. | A four-year-old girl has been found dead and her mother has been arrested on suspicion of her murder, say Gwent Police. |
| Officers were called to an address at Bideford Close in the Maesglas area of Newport by the ambulance service at about 1200 BST on Friday. | Officers were called to an address at Bideford Close in the Maesglas area of Newport by the ambulance service at about 1200 BST on Friday. |
| They found the girl in her bedroom and the woman, 34, with serious injuries. | They found the girl in her bedroom and the woman, 34, with serious injuries. |
| A police spokesman said the woman has been taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital. Her injuries are not life threatening. | A police spokesman said the woman has been taken to the Royal Gwent Hospital. Her injuries are not life threatening. |
| A forensic examination of the property is being carried out. | A forensic examination of the property is being carried out. |
| A post mortem examination will be carried out on the girl on Monday. | A post mortem examination will be carried out on the girl on Monday. |
| 'Upsetting and shocking' | |
| Police said they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident and are currently informing family members. | Police said they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident and are currently informing family members. |
| Two ambulances and a rapid response vehicle attended the incident. | Two ambulances and a rapid response vehicle attended the incident. |
| Jane Lewis, who works at the nearby Maesglas Fish Bar on Cardiff Road, said the death of such a young child had shocked the community. | |
| "There were a lot of rumours going round before we heard exactly what had happened," she said. | |
| "One rumour was that a young child was missing. Another was that a mother had been found dead. | |
| "Eventually, when news came out that a child of four had been found dead, it was upsetting and shocking." |