The death of a two-year-old girl who was found 'drowned in a builder's bucket' in a garden is being treated as "not suspicious", according to police.
The Metropolitan Police were called to the address in Reedle Road, Dagenham after the toddler was reported missing last week prompting a huge search.
The missing persons report was filed at 4pm on January 29, with the child found unresponsive in the garden a short time later.
Neighbours spoke of the horror moment they heard crying as a team of 20 to 30 people scoured the area for little girl.As reported by Essex Live, spokesman for the force stated: "She was taken by London Ambulance Service to an east London hospital where, despite all efforts to revive her, she was sadly pronounced dead. "Next of kin are aware."A post-mortem examination was conducted at St Thomas Hospital on Thursday, 3 February.
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