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| Bessbrook toddler critically ill after suspected assault | |
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| Police are questioning a man in his 20s about an alleged assault on a two-year-old girl in County Armagh. | |
| Police went to a house in Charlemont Square East in Bessbrook shortly before 20:00 BST on Sunday, after an altercation involving several people. | |
| The toddler was taken from the house apparently suffering serious head injuries and at one point, she was sick in a neighbour's garden. | The toddler was taken from the house apparently suffering serious head injuries and at one point, she was sick in a neighbour's garden. |
| Her condition has been described as critical by the Belfast Trust. | |
| It is understood the man being questioned is not the child's father, but was in a relationship with the mother. | It is understood the man being questioned is not the child's father, but was in a relationship with the mother. |
| They had only met recently, apparently via the internet and neighbours said he had moved into the house three days ago. | They had only met recently, apparently via the internet and neighbours said he had moved into the house three days ago. |
| SDLP councillor John Feehan, who lives in the village, said everyone was hoping and praying that the little girl would make a full recovery. | SDLP councillor John Feehan, who lives in the village, said everyone was hoping and praying that the little girl would make a full recovery. |
| "Our thoughts and our prayers are certainly with the child at this time," he said. | "Our thoughts and our prayers are certainly with the child at this time," he said. |
| "We hope that she makes a very full and speedy recovery. | "We hope that she makes a very full and speedy recovery. |
| "Everyone really knows everybody else in Bessbrook and it's something that we're not used to in this area and hopefully it will not occur again at any stage." | "Everyone really knows everybody else in Bessbrook and it's something that we're not used to in this area and hopefully it will not occur again at any stage." |
| Police have appealed for anyone who was in Charlemont Square East, Bessbrook, at about 19:45 BST on Sunday and who witnessed "an altercation" or suspicious activity to contact them. | Police have appealed for anyone who was in Charlemont Square East, Bessbrook, at about 19:45 BST on Sunday and who witnessed "an altercation" or suspicious activity to contact them. |