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8 year old found hanged this is terrible
| Quote: | The girl was found at her home in Moor Street, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, at about 9am on Saturday.
Detective Superintendent Adrian Pearson said: "We are investigating the full circumstances of this death with our colleagues at children and young people's services.
"Detectives have interviewed both the girl's parents, while a five-year-old boy who was also living at the address has been taken into local authority care."
A post-mortem examination carried out on Saturday evening confirmed the cause of the girl's death as hanging.
Specialist police officers are working with social services at Nottinghamshire County Council to find out how the tragedy happened.
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