FOUR people have been charged after the death of a six-month-old baby.
Police were called to reports of concern for the welfare of a baby at an address in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, at just before 5.30pm on February 9, 2024.
The child, Archie Woodbridge, was taken to hospital where he died shortly after.
An investigation was subsequently launched by the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit.
Four people were charged on Tuesday by Bedfordshire Police.
Kieran Humphreys, 32, of Houghton Regis, was charged with one count of the murder of a child, one count of child cruelty and one count of conspiring to pervert the course of justice.
Sam Wyatt, 33, of Houghton Regis, was charged with one count of child cruelty and one count of conspiring to pervert the course of justice.
Sharon Humphreys, 58, of Houghton Regis, was charged with one count of child cruelty and one count of conspiring to pervert the course of justice.
Karen Smith, 39, of Houghton Regis, was charged with one count of conspiring to pervert the course of justice.
Humphreys has been remanded into custody ahead of a hearing at Luton Crown Court on Friday.
The others were bailed to attend Luton Magistrates’ Court on March 27.
