Baby Death Investigation Charges
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- Matthew Ward AgiusABC News (AU)
- Briana FioreABC News (AU)
- Australian Associated PressThe Guardian
- Ashley NickelDaily Mail
- Stuti MishraThe Independent
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Baby Death Investigation Charges. (2026, October 14). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/70053
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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.
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A post-mortem confirmed the boy was aged between six and seven months old, police said.
“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.”
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Parents of baby found dead in an Adelaide motel room are identified - as the mother's disturbing posts prior to her arrest emerge
How it changed
- 10 Oct
South Australian Police have attended the Tollgate Motel in Glen Osmond on Saturday morning to investigate a reported infant death.
- 13 Oct
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.
Coverage 7 articles
- 14 Oct Man and woman charged after baby boy found dead in Australian motel
The Independent - 14 Oct Woman charged over infant death previously reported missing interstate
ABC News (AU) 
13 Oct Parents of baby found dead in an Adelaide motel room are identified - as the mother's disturbing posts prior to her arrest emerge
Daily Mail
13 Oct Man and woman charged after baby boy found dead in Adelaide motel
The Guardian13 Oct Breaking: Charges laid after baby found dead at Adelaide motel
ABC News (AU)
12 Oct Baby who hadn't been seen for up to a month found dead beneath blankets in Adelaide motel - as incense burned to mask the smell
Daily Mail10 Oct Police investigating unexplained infant death at Adelaide motel
ABC News (AU)
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