Sabita Neupane - the mother of a five-month-old baby girl who was suspiciously found dead in her cot on November 16 - is the main person of interest in the youngster s death
A mother whose five-month-old girl was found dead in her cot under suspicious circumstances is a well-educated scientist who has published research papers with the baby s father.
Sabita Neupane, 32, is the main person of interest of police investigating the girl s death at her family home in Annerley in Brisbane s inner-south on November 16.
The little girl was last seen alive being held in a carrier by her mother at a nearby shopping centre about 5pm the day before.
Crime by Elise Williams
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Subscriber only The mother who police have listed as the main person of interest in relation to a suspicious child death can be revealed as a decorated medical researcher working for one of Queensland s most prestigious research institutes.
The Courier-Mail can reveal Sabita Neupane, 32, remains the focal point of a police investigation into the death of her five-month-old baby girl, who died under suspicious circumstances in the family s Annerley home last month. It can also be revealed the couple told police the baby s father, Sunil Srivastav, found the infant deceased in her cot on the morning of November 16, after Ms Neupane is said to have put the baby to bed on the evening of November 15.