Woman, 25, is arrested 'for child neglect' after baby girl dies following 'incident' at home

By ROBERT FOLKER, NEWS REPORTER Published: 18:12, 8 May 2026 | Updated: 18:12, 8 May 2026 A 25-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect after a baby girl died in hospital following an 'incident' at a home. Emergency services including an air ambulance rushed to a property in South Manchester on Thursday morning after reports of a concern for welfare. A neighbour reported seeing a paramedic run out of the home with a baby. 'It was terrifying. Very scary,' the resident said.  The baby girl was taken to hospital where she later died despite the best efforts of emergency services.  The woman arrested on suspicion of child neglect remains in police custody at this time, the Greater Manchester Police said.  Detective Chief Inspector Ian Wrench said: 'This is a devastating incident and news of a police investigation will cause shock in the local community. 'Please be assured that we are keeping an open mind as we pursue several lines of enquiry, working closely with our partners to understand the full circumstances surrounding how this death occurred. 'We are doing everything possible to provide answers for this baby and their family.' Emergency services including an air ambulance rushed to a property in South Manchester on Thursday morning after reports of a concern for welfare  An air ambulance was also spotted near the home Detectives and forensic investigators were seen at the property yesterday afternoon as an investigation began, with the force continuing to investigate today. One neighbour said: 'There was a lot of police and two ambulances. I heard one of them mention a child.' Another added: 'I didn't see or hear anything until a police officer knocked on my door. 'There was one in uniform and one in plain clothes. The one in plain clothes just said there had been an incident and asked if I'd heard anything. He didn't say any more.'  No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.