Overview

• Magistrate Robert Walker refused bail under Queensland’s stringent show-cause framework after prosecutors argued Walton posed a safety risk.
• Court documents allege Walton downed a four-litre cask of wine before the incident and smiled when he awoke beside his drowning son.
• Witnesses reportedly claimed they saw Walton throw the infant into a pond, but police have not yet verified those accounts.
• Prosecutors told the court Walton attempted to flee the campsite after discovering his son’s body and returned only after bystanders intervened.
• Homicide squads and child trauma units are overseeing post-mortem and forensic examinations while Walton remains remanded in custody.