A 25-year old woman is due to appear in court on Monday, following the death of a 20-month-old child in Mansfield.
The charge comes after Nottinghamshire Police were called at around 6.30am on Friday 6 March to report of concerns for the welfare of the one-year old at a house in Wharmby Avenue. The child was taken to hospital for treatment before being pronounced dead a short time later.
The woman – Katie Crowder, 25, of Wharmby Avenue, Mansfield – was arrested following the incident and has subsequently been charged with neglect. She has been remanded into custody to appear at Mansfield Magistrates’ Court on Monday 9 March.
The child’s death continues to be treated as unexplained at this stage, with a post-mortem due to take place in order to establish the cause of the child’s death. Formal identification of the child has not yet taken place.
A police cordon remains in place at the address in Wharmby Avenue following the incident.
