Three year-old Leeds girl dies in ‘window blind’ horror

Ambulance and police were called to the home of Emily James and Jonathan Middleton in Willow Grove, Kippax, on Friday afternoon after their daughter Evie was found collapsed.

Paramedics battled to revive the toddler and she was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead a short time later.

The couple, who are believed to have another daughter Leila, five, live in a modern end town house in a quiet cul-de-sac.

One woman, who did not want to be named, said she had dashed across to be with Emily when she saw the ambulance and police crews arrive.

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said that officers were called at 5.26pm on Friday following concerns for the health of a three-year-old girl.

The child was rushed to Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield where she died a short time later. A file has been prepared for the local coroner.