The wife of celebrity photographer Dean Freeman has been charged with the murder of their disabled son Dylan, 10.
Olga Freeman, 40, will appear at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court this morning over the killing, after he was found dead at their flat in west London.
Her charge came after a woman walked into a police station in the early hours of Sunday to speak to officers.
Police found Dylan dead at a home in Cumberland Park, Acton, west London.
Mrs Freeman, who is originally from Moscow, is registered as living in the property, which has an estimated value of £544,000.
Dylan is understood to have lived with his mother. His father Dean is the son of Robert Freeman, who took pictures for some of The Beatles’ most iconic album covers.
Olga Freeman, 40, has appeared in court charged with the murder of her son Dylan, ten
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after Dylan, 10, was found dead at a west London property
A police officer stands in the doorway of a property on Cumberland Park in Acton
Officers have not confirmed the child’s identity and are still awaiting formal identification.
Dylan was named in publicly available court details released this morning.
One resident, named only as Guy, told The Sun the boy had a severe disability.
Police remain outside the flats in Acton, West London, after a 10-year-old boy was killed overnight
Forensic teams arrive to the scene in Acton, West London, where 10-year-old boy was discovered dead
Robert Freeman: A life in pictures
Renowned photographer Robert Freeman
Robert Freeman was one of the music’s best-known photographers and died of pneumonia last year aged 82.
He was most famous for his pictures of the Beatles and shot them for their albums Rubber Soul and A Hard Day’s Night.
In his book The Beatles: A Private View, he explained how their look had come about and the thinking behind their appearance.
He said: “They came down at midday wearing their black polo-necked sweaters.
“It seemed natural to photograph them in black-and-white wearing their customary dark clothes. It gave unity to the image.’
Other portraits of big names, included stars Muhammad Ali, Penélope Cruz and Andy Warhol.
He contributed pictures to magazines and the Sunday Times and shot the first Pirelli calendar in 1964.
He said: ‘The boy lives in the bottom flat to the right and my friend lives above.
‘He runs the building. He is pretty cut up about it. He said he doesn’t really want to talk to anybody about it.’
When asked about the victim, Guy added: ‘I never saw them out, I don’t think they went out and about. They just had access to the garden.’
Reverend Nick Jones, 61, the rector of Acton, who lives on Cumberland Park, said 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’ and that police cars and a private ambulance arrived at the scene at around 2.30am on Sunday.
Next of kin have been informed and detectives from Specialist Crime are investigating.
A post-mortem examination will be arranged in due course.
Anyone with information that may assist the investigation is asked to call the incident room on 020 8721 4205.
It comes just days after a man in his 20s was shot dead by a hooded gunman on the doorstep of his £500,000 northwest London home – the 78th murder this year in the capital.
Armed officers swooped on Hansel Road, Kilburn, in the early hours of August 13 after reports of a shooting.
Neighbours say they heard ‘several gunshots’ before two hooded men were seen fleeing the scene in a car, whose driver had been waiting nearby.
When police arrived they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound near to a block of flats – where forensic teams have today been seen collecting evidence.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, despite efforts by paramedics to save him.
He was later named as 26-year-old Jeffrey Wegbe who lived in Brent.
His family said: ‘Our beloved Jeffrey was killed on Wednesday morning in what can only be described as a senseless violent attack.
A member of the forensic team arrives to the scene in Acton as a murder investigation is launched
Next of kin have been informed and detectives from Specialist Crime are investigating
‘Understandably, we are distraught by the news and ask that you keep us all in your thoughts and prayers.
‘We would also like to say a huge thank you to the family, police and wider community for all their support.’