A WARRANT has been issued for a woman charged with child neglect after she failed to attend court in Kidderminster.

Naamenua Watkins, from Erdington, is charged with wilfully assaulting, abandoning, or exposing four children under the age of 16 to unnecessary suffering or injury in Kidderminster in October 2016.

The 35-year-old was due to appear at Kidderminster Magistrates' Court yesterday (Wednesday, January 8).

The court has issued a warrant without bail for Watkins after she failed to make her court appearance.