Two charged after death of baby boy in Harlow
Essex Police say the baby boy was pronounced dead by paramedics
Last updated 20th Jan 2022
Two people have been charged over the death of a baby boy.
Officers were called to reports that the child had been taken ill at an address in Joyners Field in Harlow shortly before 10am on August 19 2020, Essex Police said.
The force said the baby was pronounced dead despite the efforts of paramedics.
Ellodie Goncalves, 31, of Joyners Field, has been charged with murder and child neglect.
Muritala Olaiya-Imam, 36, of Shearwater Close in Barking, east London, has been charged with causing or allowing the death of a child, and child neglect.
Both were charged on Tuesday and are due to appear at Colchester Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.