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Teenage girl appears in court charged with infanticide

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The girl, aged 16, appeared at the Old Bailey accused of causing the death of a child under the age of 12 months

A teenage girl has appeared in court charged with infanticide over the death of a new-born baby boy.

Police were called at 05:00 GMT on 30 January last year following the discovery of the baby in New Eltham, south-east London.

London Ambulance Service attended, but the boy was pronounced dead.

The 16-year-old girl, who cannot be named due to her age, was charged in July. She will next appear in court for a plea hearing on 17 November.

The defendant appeared at the Old Bailey accused of causing the death of a child under the age of 12 months.

No trial date was set during the hearing and she remains on unconditional bail.

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