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Trinity Terrace in Lisburn, Co Antrim where the body of Brendan Owens, three, was found in July. Paul Faith/PA
Murder
Woman charged with murder of 3-year-old boy in Antrim
Three-year-old Brendan Owens was found dead at a house on 4 July.
POLICE HAVE CONFIRMED that a woman arrested in connection with the death of a 3-year-old boy in Lisburn, Co Antrim, has been charged with murder.
The 27-year-old woman was arrested yesterday and questioned by police about the death of the boy, named as Brendan Owens, whose body was found at a house on Trinity Terrace on 4 July.
Police also arrested a 51-year-old man but he was released yesterday evening on bail pending further enquiries.
A post mortem examination proved inconclusive but detectives said yesterday they were treating the case as a murder investigation.
The charged woman is due to appear at Lisburn Magistrates Court tomorrow.
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