A woman has been arrested in connection with the murder of baby girl Santina Cawley in Cork.
Detectives arrested a woman, in her 30s, at an address in Cork city today at around noon.
She is being held at Gurranabraher Garda Station for questioning and can be detained for up to 24 hours.
Tragic Santina Cawley, two, died in Cork city during the early hours of Friday morning, July 5.
She was found in a critical condition at an apartment in the Elderwood complex on Boreenmanna Road on the south side of Cork city.
Her father Mike raised the alarm at 4.50am on Friday.
Cork Beo reports shocked neighbours heard him screaming: "My baby girl is dead."
Santina was rushed to hospital but was later pronounced dead.
Following the completion of her post mortem by Deputy State Pathologist Dr Margot Bolster, gardai launched a murder investigation.
Her heartbroken uncle took to social media at the weekend to post a photo of the two-year-old, saying: "Rip beautiful angel. Cruel world. Live life to the full and have no regrets".
Meanwhile, gardai investigating her death are believed to have taken over 50 witness statements so far, mostly from residents at the Elderwood apartment complex.
Gardai who rushed to the scene - responding to reports of noise and a disturbance - discovered Santina lying unconscious on the living room floor of a third-floor apartment.
One of the first people on the scene was a trained advance paramedic, who worked frantically to revive the two-year-old before the first ambulance crew arrived.
An initial examination showed she had suffered bone fractures, cuts and head injuries. A large amount of blood was also present at the scene.
It is believed little Santina had been sleeping over at the apartment, currently rented to a female friend of her father. Her mother was not present.
