Whangārei mum on trial after baby s death wants one charge dismissed
12 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Defence lawyer Wayne McKean has applied for the dismissal of one charge against a woman on trial in relation to the death of her 5-month-old son.
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Imran Ali is a reporter for the Northern Advocateimran.ali@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat
A Whangārei woman on trial in relation to the death of her 5-month-old son has applied for one of the charges to be dismissed on the basis of a lack of evidence.
She is facing a judge-alone trial, on four charges of ill treatment of child, one of assault with a weapon and one of administering cannabis to a person under 18.
Whangārei paramedic describes scene at baby death
9 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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A St John paramedic in Whangārei recalled in the High Court how she picked up a lifeless 5-month-old baby boy from a shower floor.
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A St John paramedic in Whangārei recalled in the High Court how she picked up a lifeless 5-month-old baby boy from a shower floor.
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Imran Ali is a reporter for the Northern Advocateimran.ali@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat
Details of the scene that greeted ambulance officers at a Whangārei home where a baby was reportedly not breathing have been heard in the High Court at Whangārei, where the baby s mother is on trial.