Second person charged after death of baby boy in Queensland
Police have charged a second person after an 18-month investigation into the death of a three-week-old baby in a Brisbane hospital.
The infant boy was taken to Queensland Children's Hospital on July 18, 2024, in a critical condition.
He died four days later.
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A baby boy died after presenting to Queensland Children's Hospital in 2024. Nine
On Monday this week, police charged 25-year-old Hank Sherriff, the father of the child, with murder.
Police will allege in court that Sherriff and his baby boy were the only two present in the Rosemary Street, Greenbank, home when the ultimately fatal injuries were inflicted.
This morning, a 24-year-old Southport woman, the boy's mother, was also arrested.
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Hank Sherriff, 25, was charged on Monday with murdering a three-week-old boy. Nine
She was charged with one count of cruelty to a child under domestic violence laws.
She will appear in court on March 4.
Sherriff was earlier this week remanded in custody until February 25.
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