Overview

• Walton appeared via video link in Ipswich Magistrates Court on July 17 and was refused bail under Queensland’s show-cause regime for serious offences.
• Police are still seeking and verifying eyewitnesses after testimony that some bystanders claimed to have seen Walton throw his baby into a campsite pond.
• Court documents allege Walton consumed an entire four-litre cask of wine overnight while caring for his teething seven-month-old son.
• Prosecutors told the court Walton expressed suicidal thoughts and reportedly damaged property in custody after learning of his son’s death.
• The case is next listed for mention in Gympie Magistrates Court on August 4 as forensic and witness inquiries continue.