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Woman Due In Court In Belfast Today, Charged With The Murder Of An 8 Week Old Infant.

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She's also been charged with the attempted murder of another young child.

A woman's set to appear in court in Belfast today after being charged with the murder of a two-month-old boy.

She's also been charged with the attempted murder of another young child.

Eoghan Murphy reports:

"On Tuesday night, emergency services were called to a house in Ardoyne in north Belfast, where two young children were seriously injured.

Two-month-old Liam O'Keefe was pronounced dead later that night.

And a two-year-old girl was rushed to hospital in a critical condition, but is now stable.

A 29-year-old woman, who was also in the house, was arrested that evening, on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.

Last night she was charged with both offences.

She's due to appear before Belfast Magistrates Court later today. "

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