A mum is set to appear in court after being accused of causing or allowing the death of her baby who was found unresponsive in the bath. Danielle Massey has been charged in connection with the death of seven-month-old Charlie Goodall at their home in February 2022.
The baby boy was found unresponsive in the bath when police were called by paramedics to a house on West Chilton Terrace, in Chilton, County Durham, on February 16.
He was airlifted to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, in Newcastle, but died shortly after arrival. Massey, 31, has also been charged with possession of cannabis and will appear at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (Tuesday, April 16).
A spokesperson for Durham Police said: “A mother is to appear in court charged in connection with the death of her baby.
“On the afternoon of February 16, 2022, police were alerted by paramedics to a house in West Chilton Terrace, in Chilton, County Durham, where a baby boy was found to be unresponsive in the bath.
“The child was airlifted to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, in Newcastle, but sadly died shortly after arrival.”