Mother charged over homicide of daughter after child present in Leeds Park
- Hayley Macfarlane, 39, has been charged with homicide of daughter Evelyn
A mom has been charged over the homicide of her five-month-old daughter after a child was present in a park in Leeds in winter situations.
Hayley Macfarlane, 39, of Barnsley, has been charged with the homicide of her daughter Evelyn in an incident in Woodhouse Moor park on Wednesday.
She has been remanded to seem at Leeds Magistrates Court tomorrow.
At about 5.45pm on Wednesday, the police obtained a report {that a} child was in a severe situation in an space of Woodhouse Moor, recognized domestically as Hyde Park.
Police have launched a homicide investigation after the lady was found within the park in a ‘severe situation’.
Police discovered the kid close to the junction of Clarendon Road and Moorland Road.
Hayley Macfarlane, 39, of Barnsley, has been charged with the homicide of her five-month-old daughter Evelyn in an incident in Woodhouse Moor park in Leeds on Wednesday. Pictured: The nook of the park cordoned off by police
The child was rushed to hospital for emergency therapy however died a short while later, West Yorkshire Police confirmed. Macfarlane was arrested on suspicion of homicide.
Police cordoned off a nook of Woodhouse Moor as a forensic examination happened.
The cordon was nonetheless in place on Thursday night and officers have been seen guarding the realm.
Detectives from West Yorkshire Police Homicide and Major Enquiry Team are heading the investigation.
A spokesperson for the drive confirmed this morning that the lady stays in custody.
The Senior Investigating Officer main the case, Detective Chief Inspector James Entwistle, mentioned: ‘The dying of a kid in these circumstances is clearly a really tragic incident and we’re finishing up enquiries to get an entire image of what has occurred.
‘We wish to hear from anybody who was within the park round this time and who witnessed something or who has any info that might help the investigation.’
Anyone with info is requested to contact the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team by calling 101, quoting reference 13230701073, or on-line by way of the Live Chat.
