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BABY TRAGEDY

Horror after newborn baby dies at home in Coventry as mum, 21, is charged with murder

Tragic tot believed to be only a few days old when they died

A MUM has been charged with murder after a newborn baby died at a home.

The horror unfolded in Coventry last Wednesday as police were scrambled to the property.

The baby was found dead in Coventry
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The baby was found dead in Coventry

They found the baby, who was believed to be a few days old, dead inside.

Jia Xin Teo has now been charged with murder and appeared at Coventry Magistrates' Court on Saturday.

The 21-year-old was remanded into custody to next appear at Warwick Crown Court today.

West Midlands Police said a post mortem was carried out on the baby but proved inconclusive.

A spokesperson added: "A woman has been charged with the murder of her newborn baby in Coventry.

"We discovered the baby - believed to be just a few days old - at an address in Raglan Street on Wednesday (6 March).

"Further tests will be carried out to establish the cause of the baby’s death."

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