Emergency services at the scene in County Durham earlier this month (Picture: NNP)

A mother has been charged with the murder of her three-year-old son, Durham Police said.

Christina Robinson, 28, will appear before Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court charged with the murder of Dwelaniyah Robinson, and a charge of child neglect.

Forensics searching the house in Ushaw Moor (Picture: NNP)

Forensic officers at the scene in Ushaw Moor, County Durham where Dwelaniyah Robinson was found dead (Picture: NNP)

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Emergency services were called to a house in Bracken Court, in Ushaw Moor, Durham on November 5 and the boy was taken by ambulance to the University Hospital of North Durham, but he could not be saved.

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Christina Robinson, 28, will appear before Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court