Murder investigation launched after death of toddler in Northern Ireland

Detectives successful Northern Ireland person launched a execution probe pursuing the decease of a young kid successful Co Tyrone.

Officers have named the 23-month-old unfortunate arsenic Tavia Michella Ximenes Da Costa.

She was owed to crook 2 aboriginal this period and has connections to the East Timorese assemblage successful Dungannon.

My thoughts, and sincere sympathy, are with small Tavia’s household members and loved ones whose worlds person been turned upside down

Detective Chief Inspector Anthony Kelly

Three radical are being questioned connected suspicion of her murder.

Detective Chief Inspector Anthony Kelly said: “Police, on with the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, responded to the study of the abrupt decease of a kid successful the Windmill Court country of the municipality connected Sunday morning, October 13.

“Sadly, Tavia, who was conscionable weeks distant from her 2nd birthday, was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

“Following the results of a post-mortem examination, I tin present corroborate that I americium treating her decease arsenic a murder.”

He continued: “My thoughts, and sincere sympathy, are with small Tavia’s household members and loved ones whose worlds person been turned upside down.

“Three people, 2 women and 1 man, were arrested successful transportation with the toddler’s murder.

“A 21-year-old woman, a 24-year-old pistillate and a 29-year-old antheral were each arrested connected suspicion of execution and stay successful custody astatine this time.”

Detectives are appealing to anyone with accusation to interaction them connected 101, quoting notation 436 of October 13.