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| Balsall Heath couple charged with murdering baby | Balsall Heath couple charged with murdering baby |
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| Two people who were caring for a one-year-old baby in Birmingham have been charged with his murder. | |
| Santino Balaz, aged 14 months, died after being taken to hospital on 1 January following an 999 call from his home in Brighton Road, Balsall Heath. | |
| The baby's sister Tereza Lackova, 19, and her partner, 27-year-old Marek Holub, have been charged with murder. | The baby's sister Tereza Lackova, 19, and her partner, 27-year-old Marek Holub, have been charged with murder. |
| The couple, from Brighton Road in Balsall Heath, are due at Birmingham Magistrates' Court later. | The couple, from Brighton Road in Balsall Heath, are due at Birmingham Magistrates' Court later. |
| The baby, a Czech national, was found to have "extensive injuries and fractures to several areas of his body", Det Insp Justin Spanner said. | |
| Santino's mother is thought to have returned to the Czech Republic last September. | |
| West Midlands Police are liaising with colleagues in the Czech Republic to trace her. | |
| A post-mortem examination is to be carried out later, police said. |