Mother appears in court over 10-year-old's murder

A post-mortem examination has yet to be carried out to establish how Shay Kang died

A woman has appeared in court charged with the murder of her 10-year-old daughter.

Shay Kang was found fatally injured at the family house in Rowley Regis, West Midlands, on Monday afternoon.

Police have said a post-mortem examination will be carried out in due course to establish the cause of Shay's death.

Jaskirat Kaur appeared before Wolverhampton Crown Court on Thursday via a video-link from prison.

The 33-year-old, of Robin Close, Rowley Regis, was told by Judge Michael Chambers KC that she would be expected to enter a plea at her next hearing on 22 April.

Tributes including toys and cards have been laid beside the police cordon on Robin Close.

The youngster was a pupil at Brickhouse Primary School, which paid tribute to the "bright" child through West Midlands Police on Tuesday.

The school said in a statement: "Shay was a bright, happy, fun-loving child who was well liked by all and she will be very sadly missed by everyone.

"School is the heart of the community and we have already begun working with our children and staff to support them following this devastating news."