A two-year-old girl has died following a medical emergency in Monmouthshire, police have confirmed. Emergency services were called to a property in Chapel Lane in the village of Pwllmeyric, around a mile south of Chepstow, on Thursday morning.
Officers from Gwent Police arrived at the scene shortly at around 8.20am, along with crews from the Wales Ambulance Service and Wales Air Ambulance. The force said a two-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene. You can get the latest WalesOnline newsletters e-mailed to you directly for free by signing up here.
A spokesman for Gwent Police said: "We received a report of a medical emergency at an address in Chapel Lane, Pwllmeyric at around 8.20am on Thursday, January 26. Officers attended, along with personnel from the Welsh Ambulance Service and the Welsh Air Ambulance, who confirmed that a two-year-old girl had died at the scene."
No further details regarding the sudden death of the child, or the child's identity, have been released.
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