30/10/2015

Two Charged With Serious Assault Of A Child

A 22-year-old man and 18-year-old woman have appeared before Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court charged with the serious assault of a child.

Daniel Sanzone and Zoe Howell, both of Whitburn Close, were arrested on Monday 26 October after a baby boy was taken to New Cross Hospital in cardiac arrest two days earlier.

Staff at the hospital contacted police amid concerns for the child.

The child remains in a critical condition in hospital.

Two other women, aged 46 and 32, also arrested on suspicion of assault have been released on police bail while enquiries continue.

(MH/LM)

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