A woman will appear in court today charged with assault, ill-treatment, neglect, and abandonment of young people.
The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons and who lives in Walthamstow, was arrested on April 18 and charged with four separate counts of assault, ill-treatment, neglect, abandonment, and unneccessary suffering or injury to a young person.
All four children are being cared for by Waltham Forest Social Services.
She will appear at Thames Magistrates Court later today.
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