Man charged with manslaughter after death of baby boy in Queensland
A man has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a seven-month-old baby boy in Gympie, Queensland.
A North Queensland family was passing through the Gympie area on their way home on Friday night and stopped to rest at the Chatsworth Park on Gympie Curra Road.
The next morning, the boy's mother had pulled him from a lake and emergency services were called to the scene.
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Police are investigating the death of a seven-month-old boy who was pulled from a lake in Queensland. WIN TV
The baby was taken to hospital and was declared dead later that same night.
Today, police arrested a 42-year-old man known to the child in Bundamba.
He was charged with manslaughter (domestic violence) and will face Ipswich Magistrates Court tomorrow.
Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).
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