POLICE in North Yorkshire investigating the death of a 22-month old baby boy have tonight charged a 17-year-old male with murder and two sex offences.

The youth is due to appear before magistrates in Scarborough tomorrow morning.

Charlie Michael Johnson, from Scarborough, died in hospital on May 16. He was taken by ambulance to Scarborough District Hospital and transferred by air ambulance to Hull Royal Infirmary, but died early the following day.

A post-mortem examination later confirmed that the 22-month-old died from a head injury.