WA police officer charged and stood down over alleged assault of his five-week-old baby

Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-17 · by Max Aldred
Content note This article describes abuse of a child.
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Summary

A 30-year-old West Australian police officer has been charged with and stood down from duty for allegedly assaulting his five-week-old infant. The incident led to the baby being hospitalized at Perth Children’s Hospital as a preventive measure. The officer faces charges of aggravated common assault in Midland Magistrates Court on Thursday.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-17, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Claims extracted
6
claim-shaped sentences
Uncertain
17%
1 of 6 hedged
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Correction & hedging signals
58.6
corrections and hedging in what we collected; not a measure of accuracy
Outlets on this story
3
Crime & Law
Narrative spread
1
articles carrying this framing
Analyzed 2026-09-17 · how these are computed

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Story summary

Nickolas Wayne Peake, a 30-year-old police officer from Perth, Western Australia, pleaded guilty to aggravated common assault of his five-week-old baby at Midland Magistrates Court on Thursday. The incident occurred in Stratton, an eastern suburb of Perth, on Saturday when the infant was taken to Perth Children's Hospital as a precaution. Peake has since been stood down from duty by WA Police and is currently living with his parents in South Yunderup under protective conditions for both him and his child. He will return to court on October 13th for sentencing, having already begun counseling sessions. The Child Abuse Squad charged him on Sunday following the incident.

Written for “Police Officer Baby Assault Charge” on 2026-09-17, grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.
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Story

📰 Police Officer Baby Assault Charge
Crime & Law · 3 article(s) covering the same event.

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Compared with similar articles

This article reads unscored and hedges 17% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
Perth police officer pleads guilty to assaulting his five-week-old baby same event · 100%
The Sydney Morning Herald · 0.87 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 9 📰 publisher trust 97
“Both articles describe a police officer pleading guilty to assaulting his five-week-old baby, including details such as the location in Perth, the charges of aggravated common assault, and the court appearance.”
WA police officer pleads guilty to assaulting his five-week-old baby same event · 95%
ABC News (AU)
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 6 📰 publisher trust 60
“Both articles describe the identical incident involving a WA police officer pleading guilty to assaulting his five-week-old baby and being charged with aggravated common assault, including details about hospitalization and court appearance.”

Publisher

Daily Mail · 800 article(s) · 5 correction(s) detected
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Clarifications and corrections

Who wrote this

Max Aldred
2 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 He will face Midland Magistrates Court later on Thursday.
2026-09-17 · assertive framing · WA police officer charged and stood down over alleged assault of his five-week-old baby
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Topics

Child Abuse Squad Daily Mail Perth Children's Hospital WA Police West Australian

Subjects

Perth Children's Hospital ORG · 2× AAP ORG · 1× Child Abuse Squad ORG · 1× Daily Mail ORG · 1× Men's Referral Service ORG · 1× Midland Magistrates Court ORG · 1× Reece Whitby PERSON · 1× WA Police ORG · 1× West Australian NORP · 1×

Narrative

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framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-17
🔮 He will face Midland Magistrates Court later on Thursday.
2026-09-17 · Daily Mail
WA police officer charged and stood down over alleged assault of his five-week-old baby · assertive framing

Claims (6 extracted, 1 hedged)

- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A serving police officer has been stood down after he allegedly assaulted his newborn child. The West Australian man, 30, was charged by Child Abuse Squad detectives on Sunday over the alleged attack on his five-week-old baby. The child was taken to Perth Children's Hospital as a precaution. The officer was charged with aggravated common assault and has since been stood down from duty by WA Police. uncertain
officer → see → Police
He will face Midland Magistrates Court later on Thursday. asserted
He → face → Thursday
AAP has contacted WA Police Minister Reece Whitby's office for comment. asserted
AAP → contact → comment
If you or someone you know needs support, contact 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732), Lifeline 13 11 14, Men's Referral Service 1300 766 491 Do you know more? Email tips@dailymail.com.au. asserted
you → know → tips@dailymail.com.au
A WA police officer will face court on Thursday over the alleged aggravated assault of his newborn child (stock image) asserted
officer → face → child
The five-week-old baby was taken to Perth Children's Hospital as a precaution (stock image) asserted
baby → take → precaution
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