{"id":792052,"date":"2026-02-27T07:32:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T07:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/792052\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T07:32:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T07:32:28","slug":"woman-charged-with-child-cruelty-after-leeds-girl-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/792052\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman charged with child cruelty after Leeds girl dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 54-year-old will appear at Leeds Magistrates&#8217; Court<\/p>\n<p>19:15, 26 Feb 2026Updated 00:11, 27 Feb 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Leeds Magistrate Court\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5_fjkdvnscJPG.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Leeds Magistrate Court\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Leeds Magistrate Court(Image: Google)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A Leeds woman has been charged with child cruelty after the death of a girl.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Holly Walton, 16, <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leeds-live.co.uk\/news\/leeds-news\/christmas-day-tragedy-police-stop-33473536\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">died on Christmas Day in 2022<\/a> from a medical condition. Mandy Walton, 54, is due to appear Leeds Magistrates\u2019 Court on March 6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leeds-live.co.uk\/all-about\/west-yorkshire-police\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">West Yorkshire Police<\/a> spokesperson said: &#8220;A Leeds woman is due to appear before magistrates next month charged with offences of child neglect. Mandy Walton, 54 of Asquith Drive Morley, will appear before Leeds Magistrates\u2019 Court on March 6 charged with child cruelty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The offending is reported to have taken place elsewhere in the Leeds area between December 2017 and June 2022. 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