A 27-year-old woman has been charged with murder after a one-year-old girl was rushed to hospital with ‘serious injuries’.
Jayla-Jean Mclaren died on August 3 last year after being taken to hospital 48 hours earlier.
Hampshire Police has now charged Samara Jay Glover, from Newport, on the Isle of Wight, with murder and causing or allowing the death of a child. She remains in police custody.
A 31-year-old man from Newport was previously arrested on suspicion of murder and causing or allowing the death of a child.
He has been bailed with conditions until April 27.
Detective Chief Inspector Gemma Hunter said: ‘We understand that cases such as this are incredibly concerning and upsetting.
‘However, we kindly ask that you do not speculate on this case, as it could potentially impact any future court proceedings.
‘We will provide further updates on this investigation when appropriate.’
Following her death, Jayla-Jean’s heartbroken parents, Jay and Shay McLaren, led around 70 mourners at the vigil for their ‘princess’ on August 7.
People gathered to leave flowers, balloons, teddies and photographs under a tree in Church Litten Park following Jayla-Jean’s death.
The vigil was organised by Mr and Mrs McLaren, as well as Jayla-Jean’s paternal grandmother Lesley Chiverton, and saw people gather to leave tributes under a tree with pink leaves.
Mrs McLaren used social media to call on people to ‘make Newport pink for our beautiful little girl who gained her wings on Sunday’ and asked people to ‘make this a massive memorable place for her’.
She also said her daughter’s ‘tiny life’ had been ‘cruelly snatched away from her’.
Paying tribute, Mrs McLaren said in a statement at the time: ‘Mummy and daddy and nanny will always love you. Fly high, princess.’
