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Police probe toddler's death
Police probe toddler's death
A murder investigation is under way after a two-year-old girl was found in a pool of her own blood.The toddler, named locally as Casey Leigh Mullen, was found in her family's three-bedroom council home in Gipton, Leeds, at about 9.30pm on Sunday.Three men aged 19, 20 and 21 have been arrested in connection with the incident and are being questioned.A post-mortem examination has been completed but the results are being withheld for operational reasons, a West Yorkshire Police spokesman said. A Homicide and Major Inquiry Team, led by Detective Superintendent Steve Payne, is investigating the death.Neighbour Sarah Pringle, 22, said she found the girl's mother screaming hysterically when she dropped in after hearing a disturbance.She said she attempted to resuscitate the child, who was bleeding heavily from her ears and nose, while they waited for an ambulance.She said: "(The girl's mother) went upstairs and all of a sudden I heard her screaming 'She's dead, she's dead. Somebody's killed Casey'."I ran up to the bedroom and found Casey covered in blood. She picked her up and cradled her while crying uncontrollably. It was horrible. She was too shocked to give her mouth-to-mouth, so I did it while we waited for an ambulance."Flowers and tributes were left at the scene of the tragedy last night. Children's toys, including a red plastic bus, could still be seen in the garden.One card, attached to a bouquet of flowers, read: "Casey XX. A little smiler, up with the angels. RIP. From all at 14."© Independent Television News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.
ITN | February 13, 2007
