Overview
- Zahira Byjaouane, 43, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday charged with murdering her 18-day-old daughter.
- The magistrates sent the case to the Old Bailey, where Byjaouane is due to appear on Wednesday, and she was remanded in custody.
- Police were called to Horseferry Road on Saturday after reports that a baby had fallen from a height; the infant was taken to hospital and pronounced dead.
- Forensic officers examined a third-floor flat in the Peabody Estate, and mourners left flowers and a toy near the scene after the cordon was lifted.
- The Metropolitan Police Specialist Crime Command is leading the investigation, and the London Ambulance Service said the baby was treated at the scene before transfer to a major trauma centre.