28/07/2010

Other News In Brief

Man Bailed In Dead Baby Girl Investigation

A 34-year-old man arrested in connection with the death of a baby girl in Derbyshire has been released on police. The one-year-old from Ilkeston was taken to hospital on Sunday, but died on Monday morning. Derbyshire police said that the investigation is continuing and they are awaiting the results of medical tests to determine the cause of death.

Witnesses To Fatal Road Crash Sought

Police in Preston are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision on the docks. The incident happened around 12:40pm yesterday at the entrance to the Odeon Cinema on Portway, when a pedestrian was hit by a white Citroen van. The pedestrian, a 45-year-old man from Chorley, became trapped under the van and had to be freed by fire crews. He was taken to the Royal Preston Hospital, but died shortly after arrival. Officers are trying to trace his next of kin. A 35-year-old man from Colwyn Bay has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and has been released on police bail pending further enquiries.

Police have appealed for witnesses to contact them.

Three Arrested After Liverpool Teen Shooting

Three teenagers have been arrested following the shooting of another teenager in Liverpool. The 16-year-old boy was shot in the lower leg, reportedly by a gunman on a motorbike, in what is believed to have been a targeted attack shortly before 11:30pm on Monday in Scargreen Avenue, Norris Green. He is being treated in hospital, but his condition is not thought to be serious. Three male youths, aged 15, 16 and 18, were arrested following early morning raids at several properties in north London. They are being held on suspicion of wounding and possessing a firearm. Police also seized a motorbike from a house in Fazakerley. Police are appealing for anyone who saw two men on a motorbike along Scargreen Avenue and Utting Avenue around the time of the attack to contact them.

(KMcA/GK)


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