text: Teresa Sheldon has appeared in court charged with murdering son Tommy (pictured) and the attempted murder of another child who was also in the car . The mother of a five-year-old boy who died from fatal burns caused in a horrific car fire has been charged with his murder and the attempted murder of another child who managed to escape the flames. Teresa Sheldon, 38, from Dartford, Kent, has appeared in court charged with murdering her son Tommy and the attempted murder of another child who was also in the blazing Ford Fiesta. Tommy died two weeks after suffering horrendous burns in the fireball on a country lane in Hursley, near Winchester in Hampshire. Two passers-by  spotted the blazing hatchback and rushed to help when they spotted the little boy still inside the car. The pair bravely battled against the intensity of the flames and managed to open one of the doors of the car to reach Tommy. The schoolboy was treated at the scene before being taken to Southampton General Hospital and on to a specialist burns unit in Bristol. His mother was also taken to hospital for treatment after suffering serious injuries in the fire on August 11 last year. Despite the best efforts of medics Tommy, from Southampton, died from his injuries on August 25. Another child who was in the silver-coloured car managed to escape and survived. An inquest was opened in September by Central Hampshire Coroner Grahame Short but was adjourned while detectives from Hampshire police’s major crime team launched a murder inquiry. Sheldon has been charged with her son's murder along with manslaughter by diminished responsibility. She also faces a charge of the attempted murder of the other child, who cannot be identified for legal reasons. Judge Keith Cutler remanded Sheldon, who gave her address as Dartford, Kent, in custody at the hearing at Winchester Crown Court. She is due back before the crown court in June. Sheldon is also charged with the attempted murder of another child who was in the Ford Fiesta (pictured) Despite the best efforts of medics Tommy, from Southampton, died from his injuries on August 25 . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.
target: Tommy Sheldon, aged five, died following horrific car fire in August 2014 .
  He died two weeks after suffering horrendous burns caused by the fire .
  His mother Theresa has been charged with his murder following incident .
  Also charged with attempted murder of another child who was also in car .