Woodhouse Moor Leeds: Live updates on police murder investigation after baby found in Hyde Park

Police are continuing a murder investigation after the death of a baby in Leeds.

The five-month-old girl was found in a “serious condition” in Woodhouse Moor, also known locally as Hyde Park, on Wednesday December 20.

The baby was taken to hospital by ambulance for emergency treatment but died a short time later, West Yorkshire Police have said.

Her mother has been arrested on suspicion of murder. The West Yorkshire Police Homicide and Major Enquiry Team are leading the investigation.

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