A mother has been charged with murder after the death of her baby daughter in central London on Saturday morning.
Officers attended Horseferry Road in Westminster, after reports an infant had fallen from a height at around 7.30am.
An 18-day-old baby girl was taken to hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Zahira Byjaouane, 43, has been charged with murder and remanded in custody, the Metropolitan Police said on Sunday.
She will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday.
A police cordon was put in place on Saturday, covering most of Great Peter Street, just off Horseferry Road. This had been removed by Sunday morning.
Flowers and a toy animal had been left near the Peabody Estate
Detectives from the Met's Specialist Crime Command are leading the investigation.
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