A man has appeared in court accused of murdering a baby girl who died more than a year after suffering injuries when she was just weeks old.
Thomas Holford was arrested on suspicion of assault after police were called to a house in Wallwood Road, Ramsgate, on April 21, 2021.
One-month-old Everleigh Stroud was taken to hospital and continued to receive care until she died at St Thomas’ in London on May 27, 2022, aged 14 months.
Detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding her injury.
Last night, following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, Holford, who was known to Everleigh, was charged with murder.
The 24-year-old, of Pedlars Close, Danbury, Essex, appeared at Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court this morning and was remanded in custody to appear at Maidstone Crown Court tomorrow.
An inquest into Everleigh’s death was opened at Maidstone County Hall on 13 June 2022, but a full hearing has yet to take place.