Woman due in court after death of one-year-old Mansfield child

A woman is due in court today after the death of a one-year-old Mansfield child.
By Claire Lewis
Published 9th Mar 2020, 08:52 BST
Updated 9th Mar 2020, 08:52 BST
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The 25-year-old woman is due to appear at Mansfield Magistrates’ Court after being charged with neglect.

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She was charged after a 20-month-old child was taken to hospital from a house in Wharmby Avenue, Mansfield, on Friday, March 6 and later died.

A child was taken to hospital from a house in Wharmby Avenue, Mansfield, and later diedA child was taken to hospital from a house in Wharmby Avenue, Mansfield, and later died
A child was taken to hospital from a house in Wharmby Avenue, Mansfield, and later died
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Nottinghamshire Police said officers were called to the house because of ‘concerns for the welfare’ of the child.

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Katie Crowder, of Wharmby Avenue, Mansfield, was remanded in police custody all weekend.

Nottinghamshire Police said: “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 was in place in Wharmby Avenue over the weekend while enquiries were carried out at the house where the child was found.