The child, whose age has not been released, was declared dead at the scene in Trealaw

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A woman has been arrested after the death of a child at a property in south Wales.

The child, whose age has not been released, was declared dead at the scene in Trealaw in the Rhondda.

Emergency services were called to an incident at about 10.20pm on Friday.

South Wales police said a 37-year-old woman was detained and taken to Merthyr Tydfil police station for questioning.

The child’s death is currently being treated as unexplained.