Overview
- The three-month-old was taken to Ipswich Hospital with significant internal injuries on October 1 and was later transferred to Queensland Children’s Hospital, where he died on Tuesday afternoon.
- Overnight detectives from the Ipswich Child Protection Investigation Unit arrested a 28-year-old man at an Ipswich property and charged him with one count recorded as 'murder – domestic violence against a child'.
- The accused, who has not been named by police, is due to be brought before Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday and remains in custody while inquiries continue.
- Police say the child-trauma unit assisted the investigation, which officers are treating as a suspected fatal assault within a domestic setting.
- Next steps include forensic work, medical pathology and standard court processes that will establish the cause and timeline of the injuries and determine any further legal action.