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Manslaughter charge following death of child in Sandgate

16:49, 07 October 2020

updated: 16:58, 07 October 2020

A man has been charged with manslaughter following the death of a three-year-old girl.

Police were called to a house in Sandgate, between Folkestone and Hythe, on Saturday, December 21 last year after the child sustained a serious injury.

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She was taken to a London hospital where she later died.

Paul Marsh, 26, was arrested at the time of the incident and has since been charged following an investigation led by detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate.

Marsh appeared at Medway Magistrates’ Court today and has been remanded in custody.

He is next due to appear at Canterbury Crown Court on Monday, November 9.

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