A woman has denied murdering her three-year-old son as well as a charge of child cruelty.
Christina Robinson, of Bracken Court, Ushaw Moor, Durham, appeared at Newcastle Crown Court to enter the pleas via a prison video-link.
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In a quiet but clear voice, the 28-year-old answered “Not guilty” to a charge of murdering her son, Dwelaniyah Robinson, and a separate alleged offence of cruelty.
The little boy was taken by ambulance from Robinson’s home to the University Hospital of North Durham on November 5 but could not be saved.
The child cruelty charge relates to the period between September 30 and the youngster’s death, and his mother is accused of assaulting, ill-treating, neglecting or exposing him “in a manner likely to cause Dwelaniyah Robinson unnecessary suffering or injury to health”.
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Judge Paul Sloan KC adjourned her trial, which is expected to last three weeks, to October 3 next year.
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