Mother charged with murder of disabled son
A woman has faced court after being charged with the murder of her 10-year-old son at a home in West London.
Olga Freeman was charged with the murder of her son on Monday after police paid a visit to the property in the early hours of Sunday morning.
She appeared in Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court, only speaking when asked her name and date of birth, before being remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on August 19.
The victim is said to be the son of the 40-year-old, who is originally from Russia.
His father is celebrity photographer Dean Freeman.
Dean Freeman said he was "beyond devastated" over the death of his boy.
"Dylan was a beautiful, bright, inquisitive and artistic child who loved to travel, visit art galleries and swim.
"We travelled extensively over the years together spending such memorable time in places including Brazil, France and Spain.
"I can't begin to comprehend his loss," he said in a statement, The Sun reports.
Dean's agent added: "He was a loving and caring father and even though divorced for a number of years, he cherished all the quality time spent with his son."
Neighbours in the affluent west London area claimed to have heard a “childish scream”.
Keith Grindrod said he was woken by a "scream in the middle of the night".
"It sounded like a little scream next door. It was a childish scream. It was just enough to wake me up.
"I can hear next door and downstairs when they are moving around and I can hear outside as it is quiet at the weekend.
"Then I woke up at about 6 am and looked out the window and saw a police car outside."
Other neighbours said Dylan was disabled and used a wheelchair.
Olga Freeman’s Facebook page features multiple photos of herself and one photo with a boy believed to be her son, Dylan.