A man and woman have been charged in connection with the death of a baby found in Harold Hill.
Ahmed Mahad, 35, of no fixed address, and Dawn-Marie Huxtable, 36, of Mimosa Close in Harold Hill are due to appear at magistrates’ court today (August 25).
The pair were charged with concealing the birth of a child under Section 60 of the Offences Against the Person Act.
It comes after police found a baby's body at a residential address in Mimosa Close, Harold Hill on Tuesday (August 22).
On Wednesday (August 23), police confirmed the dead baby was a newborn girl.
Police said its enquiries continue and they ask anyone with information which could assist their investigation to contact police quoting CAD 6024/23Aug, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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