A woman arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a child who was found at a pond in Hampshire has been released from custody.

Police were called on Sunday to a report of a two-year-old girl who had gone missing from her home in Kingsley, Bordon.

Following a search, the toddler was found in a serious condition in nearby Kingsley Pond.

She was taken to hospital, where she died on Monday.

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Police say a woman arrested on suspicion of the girl’s murder has been released from custody.

The woman, who remains under investigation, has been detained under the Mental Health Act, according to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary.

The investigation remains ongoing, police say.

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