Overview
- Police found the infant during a welfare check at the Tollgate Motel in Glen Osmond on Saturday and treated the death as unexplained at first.
- A post-mortem confirmed the child was about six to seven months old and had been deceased for a period of time before discovery.
- Benjamin Nicholas Houghton and Yue Ning Lieu were arrested, charged with criminal neglect and concealing or destroying human remains, and were remanded in custody until May 3, 2027.
- Major Crime detectives have taken over from Eastern District investigators and police earlier detained the pair under the Mental Health Act before formal charges were laid.
- Officers are asking anyone who stayed at the Tollgate Motel or who has information about the occupants of room four to contact Crime Stoppers as inquiries continue.