A man and a woman have have been charged over the death of a two-year-old girl in Dungannon, County Tyrone.

The child - named locally as Ali Jayden Maguire - died in hospital last Friday, August 6, after sustaining head injuries at a house in Park Avenue.

A police spokesman said: "Detectives from the PSNI's Major Investigation Team, investigating the circumstances of the death of a two-year-old girl on Friday, August 6, have charged a man and a woman.

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"The man, aged 32, has been charged with murder and perverting the course of justice.

"The woman, aged 24, has been charged with causing or allowing the death of a child and perverting the course of justice."

Both the man and the woman are expected to appear before Omagh Magistrate's Court later today, Tuesday, August 10.