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Police have launched Operation Brey, a homicide investigation following the death of a baby boy in the Auckland area on Wednesday.
Detective Inspector Karen Bright, of Counties Manukau Police’s criminal investigation bureau (CIB), says that on January 2, the 10-week-old baby was taken to Pukekohe Maternity Hospital in a critical condition, where staff alerted police.
“The baby was transferred to Starship Hospital, where it was established he had suffered non-survivable injuries.
“Tragically, the baby passed away at the hospital on Wednesday, January 8.”
A 27-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man have been jointly charged with ill treatment/neglect of a child.
Both will reappear in Manukau District Court on May 8.
Bright says suppression orders are in place regarding the identity of the child and the parties charged.
“The investigation remains ongoing, and further charges are being considered. As the matter is before the court, police are unable to comment further.”
