20/10/2014

Man Arrested Following Suspected Attack On Toddler

A toddler is currently being treated in hospital following a suspected assault in County Armagh.

The alleged attack on two-year-old girl occurred in in Bessbrook on Sunday.

A man in his 20s has been arrested.

Police have appealed for anyone who was in the Charlemont Square East, Bessbrook, on Sunday and who witnessed suspicious activity to contact them.

(CD/MH)


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