Man arrested for kicking three-year-old girl the chest in Leeds

Police have arrested a man in Leeds today after he allegedly kicked a three-year-old girl in the chest.

The man is said to have kicked the toddler in the chest three times in a domestic abuse incident.

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West Yorkshire Police announced the arrest of the man on Twitter, who is in now in police custody.

It is thought the incident happened in Outer West Leeds, but police have not yet released further details of the location or of the age of the man arrested.

Police said the little girl is okay and is not thought to be seriously injured.

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