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05-01-2009, 06:28 AM
A 22-year-old mum has been charged with the death of four-year-old Chloe Fletcher. Laura Fletcher of Oakdale Avenue, Wallasey, was questioned for around 30 hours before she was charged by detectives. She is due to appear at Wirral Magistrates' Court this afternoon.
Chloe Fletcher was found at a semi-detached house in Oakdale Avenue, Poulton, Wallasey, just before 2am yesterday. The little girl had been dressed and put to bed. Her mum, named locally as Laura, was arrested and led from the house in handcuffs by police. The 22-year-old remained in custody today where she is being quizzed by detectives on suspicion of murder.
Floral tributes were today left to Chloe described by locals as "a cute girl with beautiful blonde curls", had just started at a local nursey.
When police hammered on the front door yesterday morning a next-door neighbour said he heard her mum say "the water’s still in the bath". Officers are trying to determine if Chloe died the previous night and was left for several hours before the alarm was raised. The results of a post mortem examination are expected later today.
Emergency services were alerted by the mum who made a 999 call from a phone box in Poulton Road – a 10 minute walk from her home. Neighbours said they saw a woman banging on the front door 30 minutes before police arrived suggesting a friend or relative may have found out Chloe was in danger.
Wirral council confirmed Chloe and her mother were known to a number of agencies including their Children’s Social Care team. But a spokeswoman declined to comment further.
Chloe Fletcher was found at a semi-detached house in Oakdale Avenue, Poulton, Wallasey, just before 2am yesterday. The little girl had been dressed and put to bed. Her mum, named locally as Laura, was arrested and led from the house in handcuffs by police. The 22-year-old remained in custody today where she is being quizzed by detectives on suspicion of murder.
Floral tributes were today left to Chloe described by locals as "a cute girl with beautiful blonde curls", had just started at a local nursey.
When police hammered on the front door yesterday morning a next-door neighbour said he heard her mum say "the water’s still in the bath". Officers are trying to determine if Chloe died the previous night and was left for several hours before the alarm was raised. The results of a post mortem examination are expected later today.
Emergency services were alerted by the mum who made a 999 call from a phone box in Poulton Road – a 10 minute walk from her home. Neighbours said they saw a woman banging on the front door 30 minutes before police arrived suggesting a friend or relative may have found out Chloe was in danger.
Wirral council confirmed Chloe and her mother were known to a number of agencies including their Children’s Social Care team. But a spokeswoman declined to comment further.