A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a two-year-old girl who went missing and was found in a nearby fishing pond.
The toddler was rushed to hospital in a serious condition on Sunday after being discovered “unresponsive” 200 yards from her home in Hampshire.
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Police had been called to the child’s house in Forge Road, Kingsley, near Bordon, at around 5.02pm following reports the girl had disappeared.
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She was found a short time later in Kingsley Pond but tragically died in hospital on Monday.
A woman in her 40s has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody, Hampshire police said last night.
A spokeswoman said the girl’s family were being supported by specialist officers.
The force is now appealing for anyone with any information to come forward.
It added: “Police were called at 5.02pm on Sunday, September 10, to a report of a two-year-old girl who had gone missing from her home on Forge Road, Kingsley, Bordon.
“She was found a short time later in Kingsley Pond. She was taken to hospital in a serious condition but sadly died this afternoon.
“A woman, aged in her 40s, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. She is currently in police custody.”
Anyone with information can call 101, quoting number 44230369036.
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