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| Mother charged with 'acid' murder | |
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| A woman has been charged with murdering a three-year-old girl, believed to be her daughter, as detectives investigate whether acid was involved in the death. | |
| Iman Omar Yousef, 24, from Birmingham, was charged late on Tuesday evening and is due to appear before Sutton Magistrates' Court at 1000 GMT. | Iman Omar Yousef, 24, from Birmingham, was charged late on Tuesday evening and is due to appear before Sutton Magistrates' Court at 1000 GMT. |
| The child, understood to be called Alia Ahmed Jama, was found at a house in Milverton Road, Erdington, on Saturday. | The child, understood to be called Alia Ahmed Jama, was found at a house in Milverton Road, Erdington, on Saturday. |
| Tests are continuing on a "hazardous substance" found at the house. | Tests are continuing on a "hazardous substance" found at the house. |
| 'Playful little girl' | 'Playful little girl' |
| A West Midlands Police spokeswoman said: "Extensive medical and forensic testing is continuing today to ascertain what the substance is and whether it caused or contributed to Alia's death. | A West Midlands Police spokeswoman said: "Extensive medical and forensic testing is continuing today to ascertain what the substance is and whether it caused or contributed to Alia's death. |
| "Detectives, forensic experts and local officers continue [investigations] to find out what happened to this little girl." | "Detectives, forensic experts and local officers continue [investigations] to find out what happened to this little girl." |
| A post-mortem examination failed to ascertain the cause of Alia's death and officers are now awaiting the results of toxicological and forensic tests. | A post-mortem examination failed to ascertain the cause of Alia's death and officers are now awaiting the results of toxicological and forensic tests. |
| Neighbours described the child as a "pretty, playful little girl", who had lived at the rented property for about a year. | Neighbours described the child as a "pretty, playful little girl", who had lived at the rented property for about a year. |