The mother of a 3-year-old boy who died at a home in Auckland's Devonport on New Year's Day has been charged with manslaughter over the death of her son.
The 33-year-old woman made her first appearance in the North Shore District Court this morning. She will appear in the High Court at Auckland on July 15.
Emergency services were called to a home on Kerr St in Devonport at around 11pm on January 1 where they found the boy's body.
Detective Inspector Aaron Pascoe said this was an "extremely tragic case".
"As the matter is now before the courts, we will not be making any further comment."
Police had earlier appealed for road-facing CCTV footage from residents and businesses in the area.
They had also sought a group who may have used the pool at the property hours before the boy's death.
"We do not believe these people were present at the address at the time of the death, however we are asking that they come forward to enable police to confirm their movements and any observations they may have made," Pascoe said at the time.
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