Almaty, Kazakhstan: A British man has been arrested on suspicion of killing an infant reported to be his daughter in a five-star hotel in Kazakhstan, a court spokesman said on Monday.

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A court in the former capital Almaty ruled that a British citizen be held in pre-trial detention, the spokesman told AFP.

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“The court ordered the British citizen arrested for two months on suspicion of murder,” he said.

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A senior staff member at the Intercontinental Hotel in Almaty said that a girl “around one year old” was “severely injured” in one of the guest rooms last week.

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“An ambulance came to the hotel. (Medical staff) were able to recover her heartbeat but she later died in one of the hospitals in the city,” Aliya Dauletova told AFP.

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“Police arrested her father on suspicion of causing the injuries,” Dauletova added.

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The court spokesman could not confirm that the girl was the man’s daughter as has been widely reported in local media but confirmed the girl was an infant.

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The man faces up to 15 years in prison.

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The British embassy did not immediately issue a comment.

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