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Daily Mail
09-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Major update after dead baby had almost every bone in his body broken
The father of a newborn has been charged with manslaughter nearly two years after his baby died in hospital. The 26-year-old man brought the four-week-old boy to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital, in NSW, in critical condition on July 27, 2023, police said. The baby had numerous, unexplained injuries, including broken bones across his body, and was transferred to Sydney Children's Hospital where he died three days later. The man, who is from Wagga Wagga, was identified on Friday by The Daily Telegraph as the father of the baby and two other children. Child Abuse detectives had been notified in July 2023 about the suspicious injuries and critical illness of the baby boy when he arrived at hospital. Strike Force Wighton was established to investigate and the man was arrested on Friday in Albury. 'The death of an infant is tragic,' Detective Inspector Peter Owen said. 'Where there is suspected inflicted injuries, (it) is another level that is abhorrent to people.' Asked why it had taken so long to make an arrest, Det. Insp. Owen said police 'weren't able to establish what actually happened to the child' during their interviews. 'We did receive some assistance from the Crime Commission, who held hearings into the matter,' he said. 'But we are here today at the time of arrest which is a real tribute to that Strike Force team.' Det. Insp. Owen said the 26-year-old man, who was not known to police, was visiting other children in Albury when he was arrested. There were also no intervention or protective orders in place and no history of domestic violence at the time of the baby's death. Friends of the boy's parents told the Daily Telegraph the pair were religious and described the lifetime of devastation they would face after the death of their son. '(They) have lost their little boy at only four weeks old. No words can describe the pain they are experiencing right now,' one friend said. The man was taken to Albury Police Station on Friday where he was charged with manslaughter before fronting local court. He was released on a $10,000 surety, ordered to hand over his passport, and has been told to report to police daily. The judge has banned him from contacting several witnesses in the case. He will next appear at Wagga Wagga Local Court on July 9.
Sky News AU
09-05-2025
- Sky News AU
NSW Police charge man, 26, following death of baby boy in Wagga Wagga
A man has been charged over his alleged role in the death of a baby boy. The four-week-old was rushed to Wagga Wagga Hospital, west of Canberra, in July 2023 with nurses finding the infant suffering from serious and unexplained injuries. The baby was in a critical condition and taken to Sydney Children's Hospital where there are more resources, but he tragically died three days later. State Crime Command's Child Abuse Squad were notified about the death and launched Strike Force Wighton to investigate the suspicious death. After almost two years of investigations, detectives arrested a 26-year-old man in Albury CBD, near the border of New South Wales and Victoria. He was taken to a police station and charged with manslaughter. The man was known to the child. He has been refused bail to appear at Albury Local Court on Friday. Detective Inspector Peter Owen told reporters the baby allegedly suffered "numerous broken bones" as well as "other injuries" which he chose not to elaborate on. 'The death of an infant is tragic. Where there is suspected inflicted injuries is another level – that is abhorrent to people," he said. He revealed the four-week-old had been taken to hospital by the 26-year-old man, but could not divulge on the relationship between the infant and the accused. Det Insp Owen added the man had no history of domestic violence and no protective orders had been placed against him at the time of the alleged incident. The Wagga Wagga man was in Albury on Friday visiting children. Detectives are yet to interview the 26-year-old.
ABC News
09-05-2025
- ABC News
Police arrest man over death of four-week-old baby in 2023
A man has been arrested over the death of a four-week-old baby in southern NSW. Child abuse squad detectives were notified after the baby was taken to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital in a critical condition on July 27, 2023. Unexplained serious physical injuries were identified in the boy. He was transferred to Sydney's Children's Hospital where he died on July 31. Detectives attached to State Crime Command's child abuse squad established Strike Force Wighton to investigate the infant's death. Detectives arrested a 26-year-old man known to the child in Albury, on the NSW-Victoria border, on Friday morning. He has been taken to Albury police station.
