A vital witness today came forward to speak to police investigating the murder of two-year-old Kyle Fisher who had suffered severe head injuries.
A taxi driver who picked up a 19-year-old woman on Wednesday night in Hartlepool was interviewed by detectives.
Ambulance crew found Kyle with severe injuries after being called to a home on the town's Central Estate in the early hours of last Thursday. He died on Friday afternoon.
His mother, 19-year-old Clare Fisher, of Troutpool Close, and mother-of-two Susan Spencer, 34, of Millpool Close, have been arrested in connection with the death and released on police bail.
Anyone with information is asked to call police on (01642) 302126.
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