Man arrested after toddler dropped 30ft into river from UK bridge

"Thankfully the little girl will recover from her physical injuries, but the trauma she was put through is heart-breaking."

A 39 year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a three-year-old girl was dropped 30ft from a bridge into a river.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) believe the incident in Astley Bridge, Bolton, where officers were forced to pull the toddler and the man to safety, may have been an attempted murder-suicide.