A woman has been charged with murder after an 18-day-old baby girl died in a fall from a residential property in central London.
Zahira Byjaouane, 43, of Horseferry Road, has been charged with murder and is remanded in custody.
Police attended Horseferry Road in Westminster on Saturday morning after reports came in that a baby had fallen from a height.
Despite the efforts of the emergency services, the 18-day-old baby girl was pronounced dead in hospital.
The woman who has been charged was the mother of the baby.
Byjaouane is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
The Metropolitan Police’s Specialist Crime Command continue to lead the investigation.
They are urging anyone who witnessed the incident to call 101, quoting reference 1596/14MAR.
Horseferry Road, in Westminster where the incident happened
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Detective Chief Inspector, Alison Foxwell, who is leading the Met’s investigation, said on Saturday: “Our thoughts today are with the baby’s family.
“The death of an infant is always an extremely tragic occurrence, and officers are making urgent enquiries around the circumstances.
“At this stage, we believe the incident occurred within a domestic context, but we are appealing for anybody with information to come forward.”