Woman charged with murder of four-year-old son appears in court

Police officers at a property on Montague Road in Dalston, east London, where a four-year-old boy has died after suffering knife injuries. Picture: PA

A woman charged with the murder of her four-year-old son in east London has appeared in court.

It is understood the boy is the son of an Irish national with close ties to the south-east.

Police were called to an address in Montague Road, Hackney, on Wednesday night following concerns about the welfare of a child.

Inside, officers found Kobi Dooly-Macharia, who had suffered knife injuries, and arrested his 41-year-old mother, Keziah Macharia.

The child was taken to hospital but despite the efforts of the emergency services, later died from his injuries.

Macharia appeared in custody at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

She is scheduled to appear at London’s Old Bailey on December 28.