A man and woman have been charged with the murder of a young child who was found dead last week.

Police discovered the body of a two-year-old girl inside a temporary housing unit in Ipswich, Suffolk.

Officers were first called to the property in Sidegate Lane at around 11.45am on Friday.

An initial Home Office post-mortem was carried out this morning and further tests are required, Suffolk Police say.

Formal identification of the child has not yet taken place.

Scott Jeff and Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell, both aged 22, of no fixed address, were arrested on suspicion of murder on Saturday.

The pair, who are known to the victim and both previously lived in Bedfordshire, have now been charged with murder.

They had been questioned at Martlesham police investigation centre and remanded in custody since then.

Both will appear at Ipswich Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

A mandatory referral has been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct regarding previous police contact with the deceased elsewhere.

Following the tragic discovery, superintendent Jane Topping said: ‘We are still looking to establish the exact circumstances leading to the death of this child. 

‘Clearly, such a discovery is extremely distressing for everyone concerned. 

‘We’d ask people not to speculate on social media as to the identity of the child or to the circumstances surrounding her death.’

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