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Girl, 2, was murdered say police | Girl, 2, was murdered say police |
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The death of a two-year-old girl in Leeds is being treated as murder after a post-mortem examination was carried out, police have said. | The death of a two-year-old girl in Leeds is being treated as murder after a post-mortem examination was carried out, police have said. |
Police were called to an address in the Gipton area following Casey Leigh Mullen's death on Sunday night. | Police were called to an address in the Gipton area following Casey Leigh Mullen's death on Sunday night. |
Three men aged 19, 20 and 21, have been arrested on suspicion of murder, and are being questioned by detectives. | Three men aged 19, 20 and 21, have been arrested on suspicion of murder, and are being questioned by detectives. |
Residents said they heard a disturbance outside the house on Sunday. Floral tributes have been left near the house. | Residents said they heard a disturbance outside the house on Sunday. Floral tributes have been left near the house. |
Police have declined to reveal the cause of death for "operational reasons". | |
Messages and flowers lined the footpath for a little girl the neighbours said was cheerful and known as "smiley". | Messages and flowers lined the footpath for a little girl the neighbours said was cheerful and known as "smiley". |
A nearby neighbour said: "A big ambulance came. One of the lads that lives over there, he came over and he just said - she's not breathing. I calmed him down and he went back over and next thing, they brought her out and took her away." | A nearby neighbour said: "A big ambulance came. One of the lads that lives over there, he came over and he just said - she's not breathing. I calmed him down and he went back over and next thing, they brought her out and took her away." |
Another resident added: "There was shouting and carrying-on and that's basically all I heard, but obviously, to wake up to this, this morning, it's devastating." | Another resident added: "There was shouting and carrying-on and that's basically all I heard, but obviously, to wake up to this, this morning, it's devastating." |
And a third said: "There's not a lot you can say, 'cos you don't know just what's happened. It's just unbelievable." | And a third said: "There's not a lot you can say, 'cos you don't know just what's happened. It's just unbelievable." |
Local councillor Rev Alan Taylor, who is the vicar of St Aidan's, a parish close to the estate, said: "Whenever a young life is lost under such tragic circumstances it's very sad indeed. | |
"My thoughts are with the immediate family, I'm very concerned for them at this time." | |
The West Yorkshire Police force's Homicide and Major Inquiry Team is investigating the death. | The West Yorkshire Police force's Homicide and Major Inquiry Team is investigating the death. |