A MUM has been charged with murder after a newborn baby died at a home.

       The horror unfolded in Coventry last Wednesday as police were scrambled to the property.

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       The baby was found dead in Coventry

       They found the baby, who was believed to be a few days old, dead inside.

       Jia Xin Teo has now been charged with murder and appeared at Coventry Magistrates' Court on Saturday.

       The 21-year-old was remanded into custody to next appear at Warwick Crown Court today.

       West Midlands Police said a post mortem was carried out on the baby but proved inconclusive.

       A spokesperson added: "A woman has been charged with the murder of her newborn baby in Coventry.

       "We discovered the baby - believed to be just a few days old - at an address in Raglan Street on Wednesday (6 March).

       "Further tests will be carried out to establish the cause of the baby’s death."