Police say they they believe the incident took place within a "domestic context"
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A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 18-day-old baby girl fell to her death from a property in Westminster.
Police were called to the scene at around 7:30am on Saturday following reports that a baby had fallen from a height from a residential property.
The baby – aged 18 days old – was taken to hospital, where she was sadly pronounced dead.
The Met Police say a 43-year-old woman was arrested at the scene on Horseferry Road on suspicion of murder. She was taken into police custody, where she remains.
Police say they believe the incident took place within a "domestic context", but are appealing to anyone with information to come forward.
Detective Chief Inspector Alison Foxwell, who is leading the police investigation, said: "Our thoughts today are with the baby’s family.
"The death of an infant is always an extremely tragic occurrence, and officers are making urgent enquiries around the circumstances.
"At this stage, we believe the incident occurred within a domestic context, but we are appealing for anybody with information to come forward."
The police cordon covered most of Great Peter Street, which is just off Horseferry Road, on Saturday evening.
An officer in a blue forensics suit was seen in a grey van parked partway down the road, which was closed to traffic.
Passers-by were diverted around the taped cordon. Two forensics officers could be seen working in a third floor flat in the Peabody Estate.
A spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service said the baby was treated at the scene before being taken to a major trauma centre.
