A man and woman have been charged in connection with the death of a baby in Havering.
The newborn was found lifeless in Mimosa Close, Harold Hill, on Tuesday.
Ahmed Mahad, 35, of no fixed address and Dawn-Marie Huxtable, 36, of Mimosa Close, will appear before Barking Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
Both have been charged under Section 60 of the Offences Against the Person Act, Concealing the Birth of a Child.
The charges relate to an investigation launched by detectives on the Met’s East Area BCU Public Protection team.