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Saturday, 12 December 2009

Family 'heartbroken' by baby's murder

The grieving family of a 15-month-old Enniskillen toddler have expressed their heartbreak following the death of their "little angel".

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Millie Martin died on Friday evening at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, following an attack at a house in Glebe Park in the Co Fermanagh town.

In a statement released to UTV, the family said: "We are deeply heartbroken by the death of our beautiful little Millie.

"The entire close-knit family are numb with pain - we simply can't believe that our loving, darling little angel is gone."

The family said no words could describe the distress that they are going through.

"Millie was our beautiful and precious little girl and we feel blessed to have been able to share that short life. She lit up our lives and brought us endless joy."

The grieving family have also asked for their privacy to be respected "at this distressing time".

Detectives have been handed an extra 36 hours to question a 30-year-old man about the murder of the baby girl.

But investigators have refused to disclose the results of post-mortem tests on her body.

A PSNI spokeswoman said they were being withheld for operational reasons.

The house at Glebe Park, off the Old Tempo Road, in the Chanterhill area of Enniskillen remains sealed off for technical examination by forensic experts.

The child was first admitted to the Erne Hospital in Enniskillen on Thursday night before being transferred to Belfast.

She died in intensive care at the Royal Victoria Hospital.

Western Health Trust staff are assisting police.

Glebe Park is a residential area of the Co Fermanagh lakeside town on the road to Tempo.

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At 23:20 on 14 December 2009, Cat wrote:

I come from Enniskillen orginally. It is a great shock to think that something like this could happen in such a small community where everybody knows everyone. Dreadful news to read about and so close to Christmas. A real tragedy. RIP Millie. Thought are with your family at this sad time.

At 23:19 on 14 December 2009, Cat wrote:

At 17:54 on 14 December 2009, NORMAN wrote:

my deepest sympathy goes out to the family of that little baby how anyone could do such a evil thing to a child is beyond beleif

At 21:57 on 13 December 2009, fiona wrote:

God Bless Little Angel. Why did this happen, we are heartbroken, may you rest in peace xxxx

At 20:49 on 13 December 2009, george and louise wrote:

rest in peace millie xx

At 13:00 on 13 December 2009, joanne wrote:

Why, why why she was only a child, whoever done this how will you live with yourselves. RIP.

At 10:05 on 13 December 2009, stacey wrote:

God bless little mille martin ,her suffering is over now .I have never heard anything so sad god bless her familly as this is a unbelieveable tragedy.