A post-mortem examination found the two-year-old had been strangled A County Durham woman has been charged with the murder of her two-year-old son after she took his lifeless body to a police station.
Melanie Ruddell, 39, of Castle Eden, arrived at Peterlee police station on 9 August carrying her son Christy.
A post-mortem examination found the boy had been strangled.
Durham Police said the charge came after officers were given clearance to speak to Mrs Ruddell, who had been receiving hospital treatment.
She is due before magistrates in Peterlee later.
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