A woman in England has been charged with murdering her five-month-old baby daughter who was pronounced dead after being taken to hospital from a park.
Police said Hayley Macfarlane (39), from Barnsley in Yorkshire, is due to face court in Leeds on Saturday.
She has been charged with the murder of daughter Evelyn after an incident at Woodhouse Moor park in Leeds, the force said.
In a statement issued on Thursday, police said a woman had contacted police at 5.44pm on Wednesday reporting a baby in a serious condition in an area of the park at the junction of Clarendon Road and Moorland Road.
The statement added: “Officers attended and the five-month-old girl was taken to hospital by ambulance for emergency treatment but was pronounced dead a short time later.
“A scene was put in place for forensic examination and detectives from West Yorkshire Police Homicide and Major Enquiry Team are leading the investigation.”
