Minnie Rae Dunn: No further action after Portsmouth balcony death

Minnie Rae Dunn was eight years old when she fell from the high-rise

A woman arrested on suspicion of child neglect after an eight-year-old girl fell from the balcony of a block of flats will face no further action, police have said.

Minnie Rae Dunn died after falling from the property in Wingfield Street in Portsmouth, Hampshire on 24 August.

A 43-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of neglect but has now been released without charge.

Police do not believe there was any third party involvement in her death.

Police were called to the building at just before 19:00 BST

Paying tribute to Minnie, her mother said her death had left "a hole shape" in her heart that would "always be there".

In the statement previously released through police, she said: "My angel, I am going to miss your sassiness and the way you spoke your mind.

"Your big bright smile that always melted my heart will be missed so much.

"I love you to the moon and back. Mummy."

A Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary spokesman said a file would now be prepared for the coroner.

Floral tributes were left at the scene

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