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Subscriber only ALMOST a decade after turning off his infant son s life support, a Townsville father has pleaded not guilty to the death for the second time. Matthew Riley Baxter came into this world a few days early on September 24, 2011, weighing 2.9kg. At six weeks old, he was rushed to hospital unresponsive and three days later the sweet baby with the mop of black hair died. His father, Nicholas Aaron Baxter, was acquitted of his murder but convicted and jailed in 2017 after a jury found him guilty of manslaughter. This conviction was overturned on appeal. His second trial, which began yesterday in the Townsville Supreme Court, will be decided by a judge sitting alone.
Almost a decade after turning off his infant son’s life support, a Townsville father accused of killing his son has pleaded not guilty for the second time.
Almost a decade after turning off his infant son’s life support, a Townsville father accused of killing his son has pleaded not guilty for the second time.
Almost a decade after turning off his infant son’s life support, a Townsville father accused of killing his son has pleaded not guilty for the second time.