A woman has been charged with the murder of a 10-year-old boy in west London.
Olga Freeman, 40, will appear in custody before Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court today, after the child was found dead in Acton.
She walked into a police station in the early hours of Sunday to speak to officers and a short while later the boy's body was found at a home in Cumberland Park.
Police believe they know the identity of the 10-year-old, who was known to the woman, Scotland Yard said. His next of kin have been informed.
No one else is being sought in connection with the death.
Reverend Nick Jones, 61, the rector of Acton, who lives in Cumberland Park, said on Sunday that news of the boy’s death was “shattering”.
He said: “I’m still shaking a bit, it’s hugely upsetting.”
Another neighbour said he was “in shock”.
