The Aporia · Man and woman charged after baby boy found dead in Adelaide motel

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Benjamin Nicholas Houghton, 40, and Yue Ning Lieu, 42, were charged with criminal neglect and destroying human remains after a baby boy was found dead at the Tollgate Motel in Glen Osmond, Adelaide. Police discovered the six to seven-month-old infant during a welfare check on Saturday; an investigation led by Major Crime Investigation Branch is ongoing, seeking information from anyone who has stayed at the motel and knows about room four’s occupants.

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Story summary

On Saturday, South Australian Police attended the Tollgate Motel in Glen Osmond to investigate an infant death reported around 9am. Emergency services discovered a baby under one year old who had been dead for up to a month, with incense burning to mask the smell. The child's parents, Benjamin Nicholas Houghton (40) and Yue Ning Lieu (42), were living at the motel since early in the year and were subsequently charged with criminal neglect and destroying human remains to pervert justice. They appeared before Adelaide Magistrates Court on Monday without applying for bail, and are remanded until May 3, 2027. Police from the Major Crime Investigation Branch continue to investigate the case.

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“Both articles describe the infant death investigation and subsequent charges at the same Tollgate Motel in Glen Osmond on the same day.”

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“Both articles describe the discovery of a baby's body in an Adelaide motel room on the same day, with similar details about the parents' presence and the child's condition.”

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Topics

Adelaide Glen Osmond Major Crime Investigation Branch South Australia the Tollgate Motel

Subjects

Adelaide GPE · 2× Benjamin Nicholas Houghton PERSON · 1× Crime Stoppers ORG · 1× Glen Osmond GPE · 1× Houghton PERSON · 1× Lieu PERSON · 1× Major Crime Investigation Branch ORG · 1× South Australia GPE · 1× Yue Ning Lieu PERSON · 1× the Tollgate Motel ORG · 1×

Narrative

Benjamin Nicholas Houghton, 40, and Yue Ning Lieu, 42, are in custody after police discovered the child during a welfare check at a Glen Osmond motel in Adelaide’s south on Saturday. “The infant had been deceased for a period of time,” South Australia police said in a statement on Tuesday.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-13

🔮 They did not apply for bail and were remanded in custody until 3 May 2027.

2026-10-13 · The Guardian

Man and woman charged after baby boy found dead in Adelaide motel · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 1 hedged)

A man and a woman have been charged after a baby boy was found dead in a motel. asserted

boy → charge → motel

police → discover → Tuesday

A post-mortem confirmed the boy was aged between six and seven months old, police said. asserted

police → confirm → ?

The man and woman had been living at the Tollgate Motel since they arrived in SA at the start of the year, police said. asserted

police → live → year

Houghton and Lieu have been charged with criminal neglect and destroy human remains to pervert the course of justice. asserted

Houghton → charge → justice

Their matters appeared in Adelaide magistrates court on Monday. asserted

matters → appear → Monday

They did not apply for bail and were remanded in custody until 3 May 2027. uncertain

They → apply → May

SA police’s eastern district detectives conducted the initial investigation. asserted

detectives → conduct → investigation

“However, due to the nature and complexity of the incident and the resources required, Major Crime Investigation Branch have taken over the investigation,” a police statement said. asserted

statement → require → investigation

“Police are seeking assistance from anyone who has stayed at the Tollgate Motel, and specifically anyone who has information about the occupants of room four to contact Crime Stoppers.” asserted

who → seek → Stoppers