A man has been charged with the murder of a toddler in Birkenhead.
Emergency services were called to Woodville Road on March 1 to discover a two-year-old boy was unresponsive.
He was pronounced dead in hospital at short while later.
Police have now confirmed that they have charged Craig Smith, 28, with murder and two counts of child neglect.
Ashleigh Willett, 24, has also been charged with causing or allowing a child to suffer physical harm and two counts of child neglect.
Both have been remanded in custody to appeal at Wirral Magistrates Court on Monday.