Two charged over death of one-year-old boy

Two people have been charged in connection with an investigation into the death of a one-year-old boy in Barrow-in-Furness.

Laura Castle, 38, from Barrow, has been charged with murder, said Cumbria Constabulary.

Scott Castle, 34, from Barrow, is accused of causing or allowing a person’s death.

Both have been remanded in police custody and will appear at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

An investigation was launched after the youngster died in January this year.

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