Man held over toddler murder in Leeds

A man (21) arrested over the murder of a two-year-old girl in Leeds is also being questioned in connection with a serious sexual…

A man (21) arrested over the murder of a two-year-old girl in Leeds is also being questioned in connection with a serious sexual assault, police said today.

The toddler, named locally as Casey Leigh Mullen, was found in her home in Gipton, Leeds, on Sunday night.

A postmortem has been completed, but the results are being withheld.

Two other men, aged 19 and 20, who were initially arrested on suspicion of murder, were released without charge this morning.

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Leeds City Council confirmed that social services were briefly involved with the family following an incident in 2005.

Bunches of flowers and teddy bears were left outside the three-bedroom home in Oak Tree Crescent, Gipton.

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