A mum and her teenage ex-boyfriend have been charged in connection with the death of her baby boy.
Carl Alesbrook, 18, from the Derbyshire town of Matlock, has been charged with four-month-old Elijah Shemwell’s murder as well as inflicting grievous bodily harm to him.
The baby’s mother India Shemwell, 22, from Derby, has been charged with cruelty to a person under 16.
Police were called to an address in Acorn Drive, Belper, just before 10.50pm on January 2, 2022 following a report that a young baby was in cardiac arrest.
Elijah was rushed to hospital by ambulance but died on January 5.
Carl Alesbrook and Elijah’s mother India Shemwell were in a relationship at the time of Elijah’s death.
Shemwell has been released on police bail. Alesbrook has been remanded in police custody.
The full charges are as follows:
Carl Alesbrook, 18, of Upper Greenhill Gardens, Matlock:
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Murder of Elijah Shemwell
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Section 20 inflicting Grievous Bodily Harm to Elijah Shemwell between November 18, 2021 and January 2, 2022
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Section 18 causing Grievous Bodily Harm to Elijah Shemwell on January 1.
India Shemwell, 22, of Rose Hill Street, Derby:
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Cruelty to a person under 16 – between December 31, 2021 and January 1, 2022
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Cruelty to a person under 16 – on January 2, 2022.
Alesbrook is due to appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court today (Tuesday, September 26).
