Pair charged over death of Dungannon toddler

A man and woman are expected to appear in court at Omagh later today charged over the death of a toddler in Dungannon.

By The Newsroom

Published 10th Aug 2021, 08:10 BST

Updated 10th Aug 2021, 09:26 BST

Police have charged a man and woman over death of toddler at Dungannon.

Two-year-old Ali Jayden Doyle. died in hospital on Friday after an ambulance was called to a house in the Park Avenue area of the town.

A 32-year-old man has been charged with murder and perverting the course of justice.

A woman, 24, was charged with perverting the course of justice and causing or permitting the death of a child.

The PSNI said that the man and woman would appear at Omagh Magistrates' Court.

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