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| Balsall Heath couple remanded baby Santino Balaz murder charge | |
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| A couple responsible for caring for the woman's baby brother have appeared in court charged with his murder. | |
| Santino Balaz, aged 15 months, died after being taken to hospital on 1 January following an 999 call from his home in Brighton Road, Balsall Heath. | |
| His sister Tereza Lackova, 19, and her partner Marek Holub, 27, appeared before Birmingham magistrates earlier. | |
| The couple, also of Brighton Road, were remanded into custody and will appear at the city's crown court on Thursday. | |
| The baby, a Czech national, was found to have "extensive injuries and fractures to several areas of his body", Det Insp Justin Spanner of West Midlands Police said. | |
| Santino's mother is thought to have returned to the Czech Republic last September. | 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. | 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. | A post-mortem examination is to be carried out later, police said. |