Murder probe after boy's body found (From Romsey Advertiser)
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Murder probe after boy's body found
10:08pm Saturday 19th January 2013 in National News © Press Association 2013
A two-year-old boy's body was discovered by a member of the public in Modbury, Devon
A woman is being questioned on suspicion of murder after the death of a two-year-old boy.
Police were called to a house in Modbury, Devon, on Saturday after the toddler's body was found by a member of the public.
A 40-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of murder and taken to Charles Cross police station in Plymouth, where she remains in custody.
A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "At around 8.20am, following a report to police, officers attended an address in Champernowne, Modbury, where they found the body of a two-year-old boy.
"A 40-year-old local woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently in custody at Charles Cross police station, Plymouth."
On Saturday, officers carried out door-to-door inquiries and a post-mortem examination is expected to be carried out in the next few days by a Home Office pathologist or specialist paediatric pathologist.
Detectives are urging members of the public to get in contact if they have information which may help with the investigation.
