Girl found dead in exclusive housing estate popular with footballers

  • Emergency services were called to a house in the Wynyard area, near Hartlepool
  • The general area is popular with footballers and millionaire business workers
  • Death currently being treated as unexplained and post mortem due next week

A nine-year-old girl has died at a property in an exclusive housing estate near to where footballers and business millionaires live.

Emergency services were called to a house in the Wynyard area, near Hartlepool, at around 7.50pm last night.

Cleveland Police said the death is currently being treated as unexplained and as post-mortem is due to take place next week. 

Emergency services were called to a house in the Wynyard area, near Hartlepool, at around 7.50pm last night. Pictured: A Google StreetView of the area

A Cleveland Police spokesperson said: ‘Police attended the sudden death of a nine-year-old girl at an address in the Wynyard area at around 7.50pm yesterday evening, Wednesday, March 28.

‘The death is currently being treated as unexplained and a post mortem is due to take place early next week.

‘Our thoughts are with the young girls family and friends at this difficult time.’

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