Woman charged over death of Bradford boy, 4
Prosecutors announced the charges after a 17-month investigation into the death of the boy discovered at a house in Bradford in September 2011.
The woman, 42, who has not been named, has been charged with manslaughter and preventing the burial of a corpse as well as five counts of neglect.
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Hide AdThe Crown Prosecution Service said a 24-year-old man has also been charged with preventing the burial of a corpse. Both the man and the woman will appear before Bradford magistrates on March 12.
The little boy’s body is thought to have laid decomposing in a cellar of the terraced house for up to two years before being discovered by police.
The CPS said the charges came after a “lengthy and complex investigation” by West Yorkshire Police.