Tribute paid to one-year-old girl who died on the Isle of Wight

The family of a young girl who died on the Isle of Wight has today paid tribute to her.

Police were called at 11.34am on Friday 1 August to a report of a child being taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Sadly, one-year-old Jayla-Jean Mclaren died in hospital on Sunday 3 August.

Her family have now paid the following tribute to her:

“Mummy, daddy, and nanny will always love you. Fly high princess.”

A 31-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman, both from Newport, were previously arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. They were released on conditional police bail pending further enquiries.

Detective Superintendent Rod Kenny said: “First and foremost, our thoughts remain with all who knew and loved Jayla-Jean.

“We know emotions are understandably high in the local community following news of this devastating incident.

“I want to reassure the community that our investigation remains ongoing, and we are working tirelessly to establish the full facts surrounding Jayla-Jean’s death.

“While we understand the community concern, we urge people not to speculate on the circumstances as this will cause further distress to those who knew Jayla-Jean and could impede the ongoing police investigation.

“We will provide further updates as soon as we are able to.”

Anyone with information can contact us on 101 or online quoting 44250344990 at https://www.hampshire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/