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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Helen Pidd North of England editor

Woman, 22, charged with procuring poison to abort her child

Teesside justice centre in Middlesbrough
The defendant appeared before Teesside magistrates court and will next appear at the crown court. Photograph: Britpix/Alamy

A 22-year-old woman has appeared in court accused of procuring a poison to abort her child shortly after the first Covid lockdown.

Bethany Cox, of Eaglescliffe in Stockton-on-Tees, appeared before Teesside magistrates court on Monday charged with child destruction and procuring her own miscarriage “by poison/use of instrument”.

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