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Mother charged with murder of five-year-old son who died in car fire

A mother has been charged with murdering her five-year-old son who died after a fire engulfed the...
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14.37 16 Apr 2015


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Mother charged with murder of five-year-old son who died in car fire

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A mother has been charged with murdering her five-year-old son who died after a fire engulfed the car he was in.

Tommy Sheldon sustained life-threatening injuries after the blaze unfolded in Hampshire on 11 August 2014, and died a fortnight later.

His mother, Teresa, has now been charged with his murder - along with the attempted murder of a second person who cannot be named.

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According to the Crown Prosecution Service, the 38-year-old has also been charged with the unlawful killing of her son.

Sheldon has been remanded in custody, and will appear at Winchester Crown Court at a later date.


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