Two-year-old girl fighting for her life after being taken to hospital with ‘serious head injuries’
Date published: 12 January 2017
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Daimler Street, Cheetham Hill
A two-year-old girl from Rochdale is fighting for her life after she was taken to North Manchester General Hospital on Wednesday night (11 January) having suffered head injuries in a suspected assault.
Greater Manchester Police and North West Ambulance service attended the incident on Daimler Street in Cheetham Hill.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: “Police were alerted by the ambulance service shortly after 7pm on Wednesday 11 January, after a two-year-old girl from Rochdale was taken to hospital with serious head injuries.
“She remains in a critical condition in hospital.
“A 34-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of section 18 assault and remain in police custody for questioning.”
A North West Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received the call at 5.42pm and arrived on the scene at 5.49pm. One ambulance took a patient to North Manchester General Hospital.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident number 1904 11/01/17 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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