A British man has been arrested after a toddler died in hospital following an incident at a hotel in Kazakhstan.
The child died after being found seriously injured at the five-star InterContinental Hotel in Almaty on Thursday morning (October 24).
Local media in Kazakhstan reports that the girl, believed to be around one-and-a-half years old, was beaten and suffered serious head injuries.
A spokesman from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) told Mirror Online: “We are in contact with the police in Kazakhstan following the death of a British child and the arrest of a British man in Almaty.”
The incident is believed to have happened inside a guest room at the hotel and staff were alerted when the girl's mother ran into the lobby asking for help.
A spokesman from the Almaty Police Department confirmed to media in Kazakhstan that an investigation has been launched.
An official said: "On October 26, the court sanctioned a measure of restraint in the form of detention for two months.
"A British citizen is suspected of committing a crime under paragraph 3 of part 2 of article 99 - Murder of a person known to be in a helpless state, as well as involving the abduction of a person or hostage taking."
A pre-trial investigation is reportedly being carried out and the cause of death has yet to be determined.
