A woman has been charged with the murder of an eight-year-old boy after he was found dead inside a house.

Louise Cameron, 40, is accused of killing Rhys Anthony Cameron between Saturday and Monday.

Police were alerted to the boy's death by the North East Ambulance Service and arrived at the property on Marsh House Avenue at 10am that day.

Pictures captured at the scene on Tuesday showed a police van parked outside the house along with forensics and police officers.

Cameron was charged with murder and appeared at Teesside Magistrates' Court in Middlesbrough on Wednesday.