Two charged with murder of toddler in Glasgow

    A mother and her partner have been charged with neglecting and murdering her two-year-old girl.

    It is alleged that Margaret Wade, 36, and Marie Sweeney, 35, were responsible for the death of Lauren Wade between July 2014 and March 2015, in the Sighthill area of Glasgow.

    Prosecutors say the pair neglected and assaulted the child, as well as causing her to take drugs.

    They were both granted bail and are expected to appear at the High Court at a later date.

    Both women allegedly allowed the house to become “infested with insects” and full of rubbish containing rotting waste and dirty nappies.

    Wade and Sweeney are further accused of “failing to seek to provide medical care” for Lauren and causing her unnecessary suffering.

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