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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ted Hennessey

Mother charged with murder of newborn baby who fell from London building

Police officers stand by a road closure at the junction of Great Peter Street and Horseferry Road - (Lucy North/PA Wire)

A mother has been charged with murdering her 18-day-old baby, who fell from a residential property in London.

Metropolitan Police officers rushed to Horseferry Road in Westminster on Saturday morning following reports that a baby had fallen from a height, the force said.

The newborn girl was pronounced dead in hospital.

A woman was arrested at the scene.

Flowers and a toy animal left near the Peabody Estate building in Horseferry Road in central London, after a baby girl fell from height (PA Wire)

On Sunday, police said that Zahira Byjaouane, 43, of Horseferry Road, has been charged with murder and remanded in custody.

She is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Flowers and a toy animal were left near the Peabody Estate building on Sunday morning, where a police cordon had been lifted.

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