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30th Jul 2021

Woman charged with the murder of a baby in Belfast

Alan Loughnane

Belfast

Police said Liam O’Keefe died in a stabbing incident.

A woman has been charged with the murder of a baby boy in north Belfast.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said Liam O’Keefe died in a stabbing incident on Tuesday at Brompton Park in the Ardoyne area. His sister, who was injured in the same incident, remains in hospital.

The PSNI said on Friday morning that a 29-year-old woman had been charged with the murder of Liam O’Keefe and the attempted murder of another child.

She is due to appear before Belfast Magistrate’s Court on Friday morning.

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