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| A man and a woman from Birmingham have been charged jointly with manslaughter by gross neglect after a child's death. | A man and a woman from Birmingham have been charged jointly with manslaughter by gross neglect after a child's death. |
| The 36-year-old man and 22-year-old woman from the Tyseley area have been accused over the death of a four-year-old in April, police said. | The 36-year-old man and 22-year-old woman from the Tyseley area have been accused over the death of a four-year-old in April, police said. |
| The pair were also charged jointly with three counts of wilful child neglect. | The pair were also charged jointly with three counts of wilful child neglect. |
| The charges follow an incident in February which involved three children aged under four. The defendants are due before Birmingham magistrates. | |
| A West Midlands Police spokesperson said there were no details of the children's gender, or of any post-mortem examinations. | |
| Police said the two accused were charged on Monday morning after consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service. |