04/08/2014

Woman Charged With Murder Of 7-Year-Old Child

A 23-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of a 7-year-old girl in Nottingham.

The child's body was found at a house in Beckhampton Road in Bestwood Park on Thursday. A post-mortem gave a preliminary ruling of a head injury as the cause of death.

The child has not yet been formally identified.

Nottinghamshire Police have said that the accused will appear before Nottingham Magistrates' Court later today.

They also renewed their appeal for anyone with information connected to the case to come forward.

A 47-year-old man arrested in connection with the death has since been released without charge.

(MH/CD)

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