A murder investigation is underway following the death of a young child in Dungannon, County Tyrone.

23-month-old Tavia Michella Ximenes Da Costa was found dead by police after they were called to the Windmill Court area of the town on Sunday morning.

Following the results of a post mortem examination, the PSNI said it is treating the death as a murder.

Three people - two women and one man, all aged in their twenties - were arrested in connection with the toddler’s murder.

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