THE Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has yet to confirm if it is to bring any charges in connection with a baby's death ten months ago.

Alfie Martin was a few days old when he lost his battle for life at Leeds General Infirmary.

There were complications during his birth at Harrogate District Hospital, on February 28, and he was taken to the neo-natal intensive care unit, in the city, where he died on March 2.

A post-mortem examination revealed that the cause of death was hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy - brain damage caused by oxygen starvation.

Harrogate Health Care Trust carried out an internal inquiry, later confirming it had dispensed with the services of a locum registrar on duty when Alfie was born.

North Yorkshire Coroner Geoff Fell opened an inquest in April, which was adjourned to allow time for a police investigation into the circumstances of Alfie's death.

The Harrogate trust said it would co-operate fully with the inquiry and, in July, detectives confirmed they had handed a file to the CPS.

However, a spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said the matter was still with CPS lawyers.

"This sort of thing can take time. We can't really comment further until we have heard from the CPS," he said.