Kylie Smith, 25, and Adam Johnson, 26, both from St Helens in Merseyside, have been charged with causing or allowing the death of their one-year-old son, Maero Johnson. The couple were pictured for the first time after being charged.
Incident details
Merseyside Police say officers were called shortly after the one-year-old died in hospital despite medical staff's best efforts on August 23, 2023. A Home Office postmortem examination confirmed Maero died of ketonic hypoglycaemia and severe malnutrition.
Charges and court appearance
Police subsequently charged the parents with causing/allowing the death of a child, child neglect, and possession of a controlled class B drug, cannabis. They are both due to appear at Liverpool Magistrates Court on Thursday, August 13.
Additional findings
A statement from Merseyside Police says that a second child was found to be neglected and underdeveloped.
