A BARROW woman accused of criminal charges relating to children has appeared in court.

The defendant appeared at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court where magistrates sent the case to next be heard on June 4 at Preston Crown.

The woman, who is in her 40s, faces two charges of child neglect and five charges of grievous bodily harm to a child under the age of 16 with intent.

All the charges against the woman are dated between August 2014 and November 2016 in Barrow.