An Essex man has been charged with murder over the death of a 14-month-old girl.

Everleigh Stroud was taken to hospital with injuries after emergency services were called to the Dumpton Park Drive area of Ramsgate, in Kent, on April 21 2021.

She continued to receive treatment until she died on May 27 2022, Kent Police said.

Thomas Holford, of Danbury, Essex, who was known to Everleigh, appeared at Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court today and was remanded into custody.

The Crown Prosecution Service charged Holford yesterday, following consultation with Kent Police detectives who were investigating how Everleigh came to be injured.

Holford, 24, will appear at Maidstone Crown Court on Friday.