A four-year-old girl has been found dead in east London.
The child’s body was discovered at an address in Clapton at about 1530 GMT on Thursday, after police were told there had been a stabbing.
A woman has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act after being arrested on suspicion of murdering the girl, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
A post-mortem examination is due to be held in Poplar on Saturday. Police said next of kin had been informed.
The Scotland Yard unit which deals with child abuse is leading the murder inquiry.
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