Man charged with murder over death of baby girl from Ramsgate

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A man has been charged with murder following the death of a child from Ramsgate.

Emergency services were called to an address in the Dumpton Park Drive area of the town on 21 April 2021.

A young child, Everleigh Stroud, was taken to hospital and continued to receive treatment until her death on 27 May 2022, aged 14 months.

Detectives have been carrying out enquiries into the circumstances in which she sustained her injuries.

Yesterday (July 17) following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, Thomas Holford, who was known to Everleigh, was charged with murder.

The 24-year-old, of Pedlars Close, Danbury, Essex, appeared before Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court on 18 July and was remanded in custody to appear at Maidstone Crown Court on 19 July.