A WOMAN will appear in court charged with murder after her severely disabled 10-year-old son died with non-prescription drugs found in his body.
Pembe Mehmetaliogullari, 47, unemployed, from Hove, was charged with the murder of her son Mustafa.
Post mortem examinations of his body revealed his death was due to the administration of non-prescribed medication.
Mustafa had severe physical and mental disabilities.
He died at the Royal Alexandra Childrens' Hospital in Brighton on September 30, 2018 after been admitted for treatment three days earlier.
Mustafa and his mother had been living at Eastview Terrace, Sedlescombe, before he was admitted to hospital.
A spokesman for Sussex Police said: "Police were informed and a post mortem and subsequent toxicology examination established that his death was due to administration of non-prescribed medication."
Pembe Mehmetaliogullari appeared in custody at Brighton Magistrates Court on Saturday, September 25 and will appear again at Crown Court on Tuesday, September 28.
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