A 29-year-old woman remains under arrest on suspicion of the murder of a baby boy at a house in north Belfast.
The boy’s young sister is in intensive care after she was injured in the same stabbing incident at Brompton Park in the Ardoyne area on Tuesday evening.
It is understood the children’s father was in England when the attack happened and he has travelled back to Northern Ireland.
A post-mortem examination on the boy is due to take place on Thursday.
The house in Brompton Park, Belfast (Jonathan McCambridge/PA)
It is understood the arrested woman was taken to hospital by police after the incident for treatment to non-life-threatening injuries. She is also being held on suspicion of the attempted murder of the girl.
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Health minister Robin Swann
CATHOLIC church leaders have accused the British government of imposing an unjust law after it revealed plans to direct the introduction of abortion in the north.
A statement from the northern bishops - including Archbishop Eamon Martin - came after Secretary of State Brandon Lewis directed that the provision of abortion should be introduced.
In October 2019 a private members bill at Westminster decriminalised the controversial procedure in the north.
While individual health trusts have offered abortion services on an ad-hoc basis, the Department of Health has not centrally commissioned procedures.