{"id":478080,"date":"2026-03-16T04:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T04:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/478080\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T04:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T04:44:08","slug":"mother-charged-with-murder-after-18-day-old-baby-falls-from-height","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/478080\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother charged with murder after 18-day-old baby falls from height"},"content":{"rendered":"

A mother has been charged with murdering an 18-day-old baby girl in central London.<\/p>\n

The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to a residential property on Horseferry Road, Westminster, around 7.30am on Saturday after reports a baby had fallen from a height.<\/p>\n

The baby was taken to hospital, where she sadly died.<\/p>\n

The girl’s mother, Zahira Byjaouane, of Horseferry Road, Westminster, was charged with murder on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The 43-year-old will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday.<\/p>\n

A forensic investigator at the window of a property near the junction of Great Peter Street and Horseferry Road. Credit: PA<\/p>\n

On Sunday morning, flowers and a toy animal had been left near the Peabody Estate building where a police cordon had been lifted.<\/p>\n

Two forensic officers could be seen working in a third-floor flat on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n

Detectives are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.<\/p>\n

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