A mother accused of murdering her four-year-old daughter has arrived in court this morning.
Carly Ann Harris, 37, from Trealaw, Rhondda, South Wales, has been charged with the murder of Amelia Brooke Harris after the little girl was found dead on Friday.
She arrived at Merthyr Magistrates’ Court in south Wales this morning in handcuffs and was led from a police van into the court. She appeared to be wearing prison issued grey clothing and covered her head with a jumper.
Carly Ann Harris, 37, (pictutred today outside court) from Trealaw, Rhondda, South Wales, has been charged with the murder of Amelia Brooke Harris after the four-year-old was found dead
Emergency services were called to an address on Brithweunydd Road at around 10.20pm on Friday night where they discovered Amelia’s body ‘under a blanket in the garden.’
Later, her family had paid tribute to a ‘fun-loving, caring and bubbly little girl’.
Little Amelia-Brooke Harris was found dead at a house on Friday night
In a statement released by South Wales Police, the family said: ‘On Friday night we tragically lost our baby girl Amelia Brooke Harris.
‘A loving daughter, sister, granddaughter, great granddaughter, niece and cousin.
‘Amelia was beautiful both inside and out – and was a fun-loving, caring and bubbly little girl.
‘She was taken far too early from us and had her whole life ahead of her.
‘Words cannot convey how we are feeling at this moment in time.
‘We know our lives will never be the same again.’
The force is supporting the family with specially trained family liaison officers.
Detective Superintendent Richard Jones, of South Wales Police, said: ‘Our thoughts go out to the family and friends in what is a traumatic incident.
‘I would like to thank them for speaking with us and assisting our investigation, at what is clearly a very difficult time for them.
‘I would also like to thank the local community for their patience, given the significant police activity in the area over the past 36 hours.
Harris arrived at Merthyr Magistrates’ Court in south Wales this morning in handcuffs
‘In addition, I want to remind members of the public to demonstrate responsibility when using social media.
‘Some information has been both upsetting for family members and could compromise the investigation, and future court proceedings.’
A force spokesman said on Sunday: ‘Carly Ann Harris, from Trealaw, was charged with murder in connection with the death of four-year-old Amelia Brooke Harris on Friday June 8.
‘Carly Ann Harris will appear at Merthyr Magistrates Court tomorrow morning.’
‘R.I.P Princess Amelia’: Touching tributes to Amelia Brooke Harris were left outside the house where she was found. They included dolls of characters from the film Frozen
‘I will miss you’: A heartbreaking note left for Amelia outside the house where she died
A police officer stands guard at the house where Amelia was found. A long line of floral tributes were laid by the gate outside
‘Fly high little angel’: Floral tributes and moving notes laid outside the property where emergency services found Amelia
Heartbreaking: Teddy bears left with notes and flowers outside the house where Amelia was confirmed dead
A police officers standing outside the property where the four-year-old’s body was discovered
Police are awaiting results of a postmortem, which is taking place today, to determine the cause of the little girl’s death.
A number of teddy bears and flowers have been left on Brithweunydd Road in tribute to Amelia.
A teddy bear with heart-shaped cards read: ‘RIP Princess’, while a unicorn toy and red roses were also left outside the police cordon.
In a statement released by South Wales Police, the little girl’s family said: ‘On Friday night we tragically lost our baby girl Amelia Brooke Harris.’ Pictured: Carly Harris
Carly Ann Harris (pictured), from Trealaw, Rhondda, South Wales, appeared in court today
Mother Carly Harris, 37, pictured, was arrested and charged over her daughter’s death
Amelia was described as an ‘angelic’ little girl who loved Peppa Pig and the colour pink.
A neighbour said: ‘She was a delight, always giggling and smiling. She was just a normal happy toddler who was usually dressed in pink.
‘I’d see her out playing in the garden – her mum doted on her.’
The family lived in a three-bedroomed new housing association property in Brithweunydd Road which was closed to traffic after the incident while police, the fire service and forensic officers examined the scene.
The road was closed to traffic yesterday while police, the fire service and forensic officers examined the scene
South Wales Police cordoned off the street where the child’s body was found on Friday evening
Police confirmed they had charged a 37-year-old woman after being called to the family home
Neighbours in the tight-knit community wrote tributes to Amelia online. Pictured: Carly Harris
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