Tragedy as missing girl, 2, found dead in 'builder’s bucket'

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A two-year-old girl was found dead in a black builder’s bucket less than an hour after she was reported missing, according to neighbours.

The toddler was reported missing in Dagenham, London, on January 29. Her body was found in a garden within an hour after her disappearance was reported.

Around “20 to 30 people” were looking for the girl, along with police, but she wasn’t found until police dogs arrived, The Mirror reports. READ MORE: Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood bailed after rape arrest Three neighbours confirmed that the toddler was found in a “bucket” in the garden of a Dagenham home, with one local saying police told them the child had drowned.

MyLondon reports that the garden she was found in was not her family’s home. Her devastated family wept as they said ‘now is not the time’ to talk about her life or what happened.