Two quizzed on UK campsite girl death

Two people were being quizzed on suspicion of murder yesterday following the death of a six-year-old girl who stopped breathing at a campsite.

Paramedics were called to the rural spot early yesterday morning where they found the child “fitting”. She was rushed to Southampton General Hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later.

A 30-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman, both from Gosport in Hampshire, are being held in custody following their arrests.

A spokesman for South Central Ambulance Service said the little girl was “fitting and not breathing” when medics arrived at Holmsley campsite in Bransgore, Hampshire. “A double-manned ambulance was sent with an emergency care practitioner,” he said. “The child went into cardiac arrest and adrenalin was administered.”

The girl’s mother and father were reportedly giving her CPR when medical staff arrived.

In a statement, the police said: “A 30-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman, both from Gosport, have been arrested on suspicion of murder.”

Speaking at the scene, Sergeant Heather McNicol added: “Overnight we were called to Holmsley campsite after the death of a six-year-old girl. Police are treating the death as possibly suspicious because of the age of the little girl.”

The campsite confirmed some guests were still at the site yesterday as detectives examined the area.

Holmsley Caravan Park and Campsite has 600 pitches based on the land of a Second World War airfield on the edge of the New Forest.

One witness, who did not want to be named, said she was woken by the sound of screams and someone repeatedly pressing a car horn before police and paramedics arrived at the scene.

Campers close to where the incident occurred were moved by police yesterday and the campsite is closed to new admissions, with those who have booked for the Easter holiday contacted directly and told not to come.