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Additional Manslaughter Charge Laid in 2024 Stockinbingal Farm Death

The case advances after a year of Crash Investigation Unit inquiries, with a Wagga Wagga court appearance expected next week.

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A man has been charged with manslaughter and dangerous driving occasioning death after a boy fell from an ATV on a rural property near Cootamundra and later died in hospital.

Overview

  • NSW Police charged a 34-year-old man with manslaughter on Monday over the death of a two-year-old boy.
  • The man had already been charged in October with dangerous driving occasioning death, and the new count is additional.
  • Police allege he was driving an ATV towing farm equipment when the child fell at a Stockinbingal property in September 2024.
  • The toddler died at Cootamundra Hospital, while the operator and a three-year-old who was also on the equipment were uninjured; police say all parties knew each other.
  • He is due to appear in Wagga Wagga Local Court next week, with one outlet reporting a date of Wednesday, September 17.