22yo Women Facing Murder Charge Over Baby's Death in Auckland
January 11, 2023
PHOTO: RNZ / Dan Cook
A 22-year-old woman is facing a murder charge over the death of a four-week-old baby in Auckland last year.
The baby boy was taken to Starship Hospital with head injuries and died on 16 January, 2022.
Detective Inspector Scott Beard said police had been conducting inquiries since being contacted by medical authorities after the death.
The woman also faces charges of ill-treatment of a child and three counts of assaulting a child.