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A man has appeared in court this morning (21 January), after being charged with child cruelty following reports of a concern for safety in Ashford on Thursday (16 January).
Officers were called to an address on Woodthorpe Road at 1.15pm, where a two-year-old child was found at the address with injuries. A woman in her 20s was also found at the scene with very serious injuries and was sadly pronounced deceased shortly afterwards.
The two-year-old child was taken to hospital but has since been discharged from hospital and is being cared for.
Milad Ghafari, 34, (26/08/1990), of Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, appeared at Guildford Magistrates’ Court earlier today after being charged with child cruelty yesterday (20 January).
He has been remanded in custody and is next due to appear at Guildford Crown Court on 20 February 2025.
An investigation, led by the Surrey and Sussex Police Major Crime Team, remains ongoing to establish the circumstances which led to the woman’s death.
If you have any information that may assist our investigation, please get in touch quoting PR/45250005886 via:
If you do not wish to speak to police, please call independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.