Nine-year-old boy allegedly murdered in Townsville

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Police have charged a 24-year-old woman with murder following the death of a nine-year-old boy. (HANDOUT/QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE)
Police have charged a 24-year-old woman with murder following the death of a nine-year-old boy. (HANDOUT/QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE) Credit: AAP

A nine-year-old boy in Townsville is dead and police have charged a woman with his alleged murder.

Emergency services were called to a home on Saturday evening with reports that a boy was unresponsive.

Police have charged a 24-year-old woman with murder and taken her into custody.

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Police say the woman and boy were known to each other.

The woman is due to face Townsville Magistrates Court on Monday.

Investigations are continuing.

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