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Woman to be charged with murder of Belfast baby

Woman to be charged with murder of Belfast baby

Ben Finnegan

A woman's set to appear in court in Belfast today after being charged with the murder of a baby boy.

She's also been charged with the attempted murder of another young child.

On Tuesday night, emergency services were called to a house in Ardoyne in north Belfast, where two young children were seriously injured.

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Two-month-old Liam O'Keefe was pronounced dead later that night.

And a two-year-old girl was rushed to hospital in a critical condition, but is now said to be stable in hospital.

A 29-year-old woman, who was also in the house, was arrested that evening.

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Last night she was charged with Liam's murder and with the attempted murder of another young child.

She's due to appear before Belfast Magistrates Court later today.

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