Man charged with child murder

A murder investigation is under way in Sheffield after a 3 year old girl died after being picked up from a house in the Shiregreen area of the city.

More tests for murder probe girl

Police investigating the death of a three-year-old girl say it could been some time before tests to establish the cause of her death are completed.

Lylah Aaron was taken to hospital after an ambulance was called to an address in Beck Road, Shiregreen, Sheffield, on Friday evening.

Lylah was taken to the city's Children's Hospital but died early on Saturday morning, despite the efforts of doctors.

South Yorkshire Police said a post mortem examination had been carried out but further tests are being undertaken. It is expected to be some weeks before the results are known.

Yesterday, 30-year-old Delroy Catwell, of Beck Road, Shiregreen, appeared at Sheffield Magistrates Court charged with Lylah's murder. He was remanded in custody and is due to appear again at Sheffield Crown Court on February 18.

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Man, 30, remanded in custody

A man has appeared before Sheffield Magistrates charged with the murder of a three year old girl. Delroy Catwell, 30, of Beck Road, Shiregreen, was remanded in custody to appear at Sheffield Crown Court next Monday.

Police say an ambulance was called to an address on Beck Road on Friday night and a three year old girl taken to Sheffield Children's Hospital where she died in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Picture: Police guard house after toddler death

Police guard in Shiregreen
Police guard a house in Shiregreen in Sheffield after a 3 year old's death sparked a murder investigation Credit: ITV Calendar

Police are guarding a house in Shiregreen in Sheffield where a 3 year old girl was picked up by paramedics before she died in hospital. A murder investigation is now under way, and a 30 year old man has been arrested.

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Picture: Child murder investigation launched

Beck Road, Shiregreen, Sheffield
A Google Street View image of Beck Road in Shiregreen, Sheffield, from where a 3 year old girl was taken to hospital before she died. Credit: Google Street View

Police have started a murder investigation after a 3 year old girl died at Sheffield children's Hospital after being picked up by paramedics from a house on Beck Road in the Shiregreen area of the city. A 30 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Breaking: Murder probe into 3-year-old's death

A man has been arrested after a three year old girl died in Sheffield.

An ambulance was called to a house in the Shiregreen area of the city on Friday evening and took the child to Sheffield Children's Hospital where she died at 12:20am on Saturday morning.

A 30 year old man from Beck Road in Shiregreen has been arrested on suspicion of murder.