The dad and mom of a two-year-old woman have been charged with homicide after allegedly denying her medical remedy earlier than she died from an sickness.
The toddler, Diana Jane Hanbury, from North Mackay was taken by her mom to Mackay Base Hospital on December 29, 2022, however she was already useless.
Detective Superintendent Darrin Shadlow alleged Diana had been sick for a while and was denied medical intervention by her dad and mom, in the end resulting in her demise.
After a 14-month investigation, Queensland detectives have charged the woman’s mom, 38, and father, 37, with one rely every of homicide and accountability to have a delivery registered.
“Reckless indifference is the reason for the charges of murder,” Det Supt Shadlow mentioned.
He mentioned the dad and mom had different youngsters who had been faraway from their care shortly after Diana’s demise.
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The man and girl will seem in Mackay Magistrates Court on Thursday.
Earlier within the police investigation, CCTV was launched of the toddler being carried in a harness on a girl’s again by means of a neighborhood chemist and grocery store within the hours earlier than her demise.
Police launched the footage in a bid to achieve data from the general public.
https://thewest.com.au/news/crime/parents-charged-over-two-year-old-girls-death-c-13504932
