WELLINGTON ? A south-central Kansas toddler has died, and her mother’s boyfriend has been arrested on suspicion of child abuse.

Wellington police chief Tracy Heath says the 2-year-old girl died shortly after noon Thursday in a Wichita hospital. The child was taken to Sumner Regional Medical Center Tuesday night and then transported to Wichita in critical condition.

KAKE-TV reported that she was suffering from severe head trauma.

The boyfriend of the child’s mother was arrested Wednesday. His name isn’t being released pending formal charges.