Woman arrested after girl, 5, found dead in Ealing

Police were called to a home on Leyborne Avenue at 13:00 BST on 14 September

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a five-year-old girl was found dead in west London.

The Met said police were called to a home on Leyborne Avenue, Ealing, at 13:00 BST on Tuesday.

On arrival paramedics and officers found the girl who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said the girl's family have been informed of her death and a post-mortem examination will now take place.

A 31-year-old woman was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and taken into custody.

Detectives said the girl and the arrested woman were known to each other.