Police warning as woman arrested after little girl found dead in golf course pond

Police warning as woman arrested after little girl found dead in golf course pondA woman has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter and child neglect after severely autistic Nyla May Bradshaw was found face down in a pond in Doncaster, South YorkshireNewsLucy Thornton News Reporter14:43, 17 Apr 2026View 4 Images(Image: Facebook)Police have urged people to not speculate about the incident — including on social media — after a girl was found dead in a pond on a golf course.Officers have now made an arrest following the death of Nyla May Bradshaw, seven, described as "one-of-a-kind" youngster. She was discovered dead in a pond at Owston Hall Golf Course in Doncaster, South Yorkshire on March 30. The tragedy happened just hours after Nyla was dropped off with a new babysitter.Due the arrest, South Yorkshire Police have today warned people "not speculate about the incident, including on social media" as proceedings are active. The forceThe youngster's grief-stricken mum said she was "broken" and described her little girl as "too precious for earth". Only ten days earlier she'd had her new school photograph taken.4View 4 Images'The brightest star in the sky," her heartbroken mum said (Image: Facebook)4View 4 ImagesNyla May Bradshow was "too precious for earth" her heartbroken mum said.(Image: PA)South Yorkshire Police, who initially said the incident was "non suspicious," have now arrested a woman, in her 30s on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter and child neglect.The little girl was non-verbal and said to have no danger-awareness, prompting her to run off. Nyla, described by her mum as a "sweet little girl" who was "too special for this earth," had been dropped off at a specialist childminder's that morning by her mum.But three hours later she was found face down in a pond and tragically was pronounced dead.In a statement the force said: “...