A toddler has died and another child and their mother have serious injuries after an incident at a farmhouse near Larne.
Police have been at the property in Bankhall Road, on the edge of the County Antrim town, throughout Monday.
Neighborhood Rhonda Kernohan said: “I heard the sirens and the helicopter, the air ambulance, came and it landed up at the back of the farm.
” We thought it was a farm accident but when we looked out there was a lot of shouting and a lot of police, a lot of ambulances about. “
Another neighbor said the woman who lived at the house was a” youngish girl ” .
A lane to the house has been sealed off as forensics experts gather evidence.
Police Service of Northern Ireland said a woman in her thirties and a baby were in hospital.
“The investigation is at an early stage and police are currently not looking for anyone else in connection with the death,” the force added.
Larne is a coastal town about 90 miles ( km) north of Belfast.
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