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A mother has appeared in court charged with poisoning and murdering her seven-week old baby son.

Hannah Turtle, 22, is charged with three counts of harming baby James Hughes, two counts of poisoning and the murder of the seven-week-old on June 13 last year.

The poisoning charge relates to allegedly administering an antidepressant drug to James.

Turtle appeared before magistrates in Wrexham this morning.

Ginger-haired Turtle, of Shotton, was wearing glasses, a pink sweat top and a pink flowered T-shirt as the charges were read out.

The accused spoke only to confirm her name and her address at Penarth Court Hospital, Abergavenny.

The charges follow police investigation into the death of the baby in Deeside last year.

Baby James was taken from the family home in Ryland Street, in Shotton, to the Countess of Chester hospital on June 9 2016.

He was then transferred to Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital where he died.

She is due to appear at Mold Crown Court on Friday.