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Laura Sharman

Girl, 12, arrested after fight breaks out in Leicester Square

Leicester Square in London

(Picture: PA)

A 12-year-old girl has been arrested following a fight in Leicester Square on Halloween.

Paramedics found one man suffering head injuries after he was hit with a bottle near Soho in central London.

Most of the revellers scattered when police arrived about 9pm on Sunday.

Officers confirmed the girl was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of an offensive weapon.

No further injuries were reported and no further arrests have been made.

In Harlington, a murder probe has been launched after a body was found on the roadside on Sunday.

Mohamed Muhiyidin, 28, was found by a passing motorist in Sipson Lane near Heathrow at 6.15am on Sunday.

Paramedics initially believed Mr Muhiyidin, from Southall, had suffered a heart attack.

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