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Police name 5-year-old girl as mother charged with murder

A woman has been charged with murder after the death of her five-year-old daughter in Ealing.

Martina Madarova, 41, was charged yesterday (Wednesday, 15 September). She is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 16 September.

Police were called at 12:56hrs on Tuesday, 14 September after concerns were raised for the welfare of the occupants of a residential address on Leyborne Avenue, Ealing, W13.

Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended. Despite their efforts, a five-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene.

She has since been identified as Alijah Thomas.

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Her next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers.

A post-mortem examination has also been scheduled for Thursday, 16 September.

Source: Met Police