The Aporia
Police in Ipswich, Queensland, arrested a 28-year-old father overnight after his three-month-old son was found to have significant internal injuries. The infant was initially hospitalized in Ipswich before being transferred to the Queensland Children’s Hospital, where he died from his injuries on Tuesday afternoon. Detectives from the Ipswich Child Protection Investigation Unit, along with assistance from the child trauma unit, made the arrest at a property in Ipswich. The man faces one count of murder related to domestic violence against a child and is scheduled to appear before the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday. Investigations into the circumstances surrounding the baby's death are ongoing.