A WOMAN and a man have been charged with the murder of a toddler in Bexleyheath.
The woman, 29, is believed to be the 21-month-old boy's mother, and the man is her 25-year-old boyfriend.
The couple, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been on police bail since their arrest in December last year.
They were charged today with the child's murder and appeared before Bexley magistrates, who remanded them in custody.
An ambulance was called to the the toddler's home on December 29 at around 9.30am and took the child to Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, where the little boy was pronounced dead at 10.23am.
A post mortem examination revealed the cause of death as multiple injuries.
The couple are due to appear at the Old Bailey on October 22.
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