Two people have been charged in connection with an investigation into the death of a one-year-old boy in Barrow.

Laura Castle, 38, from Barrow, has been charged with murder.

Scott Castle, 34, from Barrow, has been charged with causing or allowing a person’s death.

Both have been remanded in police custody and are set to appear at Barrow-in-Furness Magistrates’ Court today (12 November).

The charges relate to the death of a one-year-old boy who died in January.

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