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RNZ News
05-07-2025
- RNZ News
Baby found injured in Foxton Beach dies
Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER A six-month-old baby who was found with critical injuries at a Foxton Beach house last weekend has now died, according to Central District investigations manager, Detective Senior Sergeant Michael Deegan. Police earlier said an investigation was under way, after the baby was found with critical injuries at a property on Seabury Avenue about 5.30am Sunday. The baby was initially transported to Palmerston North Hospital, before being airlifted to Starship Hospital in Auckland. A scene examination of the Foxton Beach home was completed earlier in the week and a homicide investigation has now commenced. Deegan said several people had already been spoken with and the police continued to liaise with medical experts to establish how the baby boy came to be injured. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
03-07-2025
- RNZ News
Baby girl suffers multiple fractures, police appeal for information
Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER Police are appealing for information relating to a three-month-old baby girl who suffered multiple fractures to her body. Detective Senior Sergeant Steve Wescott said on Thursday police were notified on 14 June a three-month-old baby had been brought to hospital by her family in Hutt Valley. "The baby girl had a broken arm, which appeared an unusual injury for such a young baby. Do you know more? Email "Further examination has taken place at the hospital, which has identified multiple further fractures throughout the baby's upper and lower body. Police are investigating the circumstances of how these fractures and injuries have occurred - we do not believe the injuries could have been sustained accidentally." "There will be people who know how the baby girl sustained such serious injuries and we are urging them - or anyone else with information - to do the right thing and come forward." Anyone with information was asked to contact Police via 105, quoting file number 250614/8509. You can also provide information anonymously through Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
The Independent
01-07-2025
- The Independent
Murder-accused parents smoked as nurses tried to save their baby, court hears
Hospital staff desperately tried to save a two-week-old baby found in his cot with 'catastrophic injuries', a court heard. Brendon Staddon suffered multiple injuries to his head, neck, legs and jaw, while he was in the special care baby unit at the Yeovil District Hospital in Somerset on 5 March last year. His parents, Daniel Gunter, 27, and Sophie Staddon, 23, are both accused of murder and causing or allowing Brendon's death. At a trial at Bristol Crown Court, prosecutor Charles Row KC said hospital staff had discovered Brendon's injuries after Staddon told nurses her son was cold and asked them to check on him. Mr Row added that while the staff attempted to save Brendon, his parents walked outside for a cigarette. 'Staff found him lying in his cot with his baby grow open,' Mr Row said. 'They immediately saw that he wasn't just cold but that he had suffered catastrophic injuries. 'In plain language, his head had been crushed so as to shatter his skull. He was badly bruised from head to toe, with deep scratches in his neck. 'He was later found to have, amongst other injuries, a broken neck, a broken jaw, broken legs, broken ankles and broken wrists.' The prosecution said staff carried his 'limp, lifeless body' to the resuscitation area, but Brendon did not respond to treatment. Gunter and Staddon were arrested by the police while smoking outside, the court heard. Mr Row said that before Brendon died, social services and Gunter's family were worried about the 'lack of emotional warmth' the couple showed their child. When Brendon was born on 20 February 2024, attempts were made to persuade Staddon to stay in the hospital, but she went back to the temporary accommodation she shared with Gunter, Mr Row said. While in hospital, Gunter repeatedly ignored the advice of nurses, taking Brendon out of the incubator without asking, overstimulating the child to the point of causing him distress and removing his nasal gastric tube, the court heard. Mr Row said the jury needed to understand the 'sheer brutality' involved in the death. A post-mortem examination found Brendon died of 'blunt force impact(s) head injury' with multiple non-accidental injuries to the head. 'There was hardly a part of his body that was spared,' Mr Row said. The prosecutor referred to a report from Dr Roger Malcolmson, a consultant paediatric and perinatal pathologist, which suggested a severe impact head injury. '(The injuries are) consistent with a severe crush injury – like a cathode ray type television falling on a child's head,' Mr Row said. On the day Brendon died, Gunter asked for milk to feed the baby at around 3am. Half an hour later, a nurse asked if they were all right, with Gunter answering in a way she 'considered odd', the court heard. 'His reply did not seem natural to her,' Mr Row said. 'He seemed excited, his response was unusually animated, and he was nodding exaggeratedly. '(The nurse) thought later that it was as if he didn't want her to go over to her.' Just after 4am, Staddon approached the nursing admin station to tell them Brendon was cold. Mr Row said: 'Ms Staddon called out to Mr Gunter, 'I don't know if he is alive or not'. 'Mr Gunter said, 'he's fine, babe, he's fine'. 'Ms Staddon was upset and panicking, particularly when she heard that Brendon was not breathing. She replied, 'he's not fine'.' Staddon began 'crying hysterically', saying she wanted to see her baby, but Gunter told her to 'let them do what they need to do'. The court heard while nurses began CPR, the couple went outside for a cigarette and never returned to check on Brendon's condition. The court also heard the pair had an 'on, off' relationship, with Gunter described as being 'violent' towards his partner, controlling her finances and who she could talk to. A social worker visited the couple in January 2024, telling them that the authorities were planning to remove the baby from their care when he was born. Mr Row told the jury the couple showed no emotion at the news. '(The social worker) observed to his surprise was that they seemed much more concerned about their housing situation and what he could do to help with that than they were in the fact that their baby was going to be removed from them,' the prosecutor said. During interviews with the police, Gunter said: 'All I can say is that I did nothing, either on purpose or by accident, which could have caused this, and nor did Sophie. 'I do not know what the cause of these injuries was.' In a separate interview, Staddon told officers that she and her partner had been arguing, with Gunter wanting a DNA test to prove that Brendon was his son. She insisted that while Gunter had been angry at her and could be controlling, she had not seen him cause the young baby's injuries. Mr Row said: '(She said) She did not go back inside (the hospital) because she wanted to wait and see if hospital staff came out to tell her what had happened. 'She thought Brendon was dying, but didn't know why.' He added: 'Ms Staddon made a further prepared statement reiterating that she had not done anything to harm Brendon and that she did not know that he was being harmed by anyone, saying that if she thought it was happening, she would have told a nurse. 'She would have asked for help to get rid of Mr Gunter if she thought he had been harming Brendon.' Gunter and Staddon, both of no fixed address, deny charges of murder and causing or allowing Brendon's death. The trial continues.
RNZ News
01-07-2025
- RNZ News
Six-month-old baby found with critical injuries in Foxton
Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon An investigation is under way after a six-month-old baby was found with critical injuries in Foxton. Senior Sergeant Michael Deegan told RNZ the baby was found with critical injuries at a Foxton Beach house on Sunday. "Emergency services were called to the Seabury Avenue house at around 5.30am that day. "The baby was initially transported to Palmerston North Hospital before being airlifted to Starship Hospital, where he remains in a critical condition." Police were working to establish how the baby boy came to be injured, including a scene examination at the Foxton Beach house, where a guard was currently in place. "Seabury Avenue residents can expect to see a continued police presence in the coming days, as we conduct the scene examination and speak to neighbours as part of our enquiries," Deegan said. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
News.com.au
19-06-2025
- News.com.au
Police release footage in hunt for pair who sprayed baby with fire extinguisher
Police have released footage of a pair suspected of spraying a fire extinguisher into a car in an incident that injured a five-month-old baby. The incident happened on the night of June 15 at Sippy Downs on the Sunshine Coast. Two people on a e-bike pulled up next to a car at traffic lights and sprayed the extinguisher through a window. On Thursday, Queensland Police released footage of the pair, riding in tandem on an e-scooter. The mother of baby Pixie, Tiffani Teasdale, earlier told the ABC about the terrifying incident. 'The car just filled up with gas and white powder straight away,' she said. '(Pixie) was completely covered in white powder and just looked like she was in shock, she wasn't even crying.' Pixie was in the car with Mr Teasedale's partner. Pixie's eyes had to be flushed out in hospital. 'I've never heard her scream like that before, I actually had to leave the room. 'The doctors had to hold her down for me because it was the most horrible thing I've ever heard … no one should have to go through that.' 'Obviously, it was a very traumatic experience for both of us, especially him as he was there but we are both doing OK,' Ms Teasedale said. '(Pixie's) as happy as ever, she is not showing any signs of breathing issues, her skin is a little bit irritated … but other than that she is doing really well. 'Fingers crossed we find them.' Police want information from anyone who was in the area of High St, near Sippy Downs Drive, between 7.30pm and 8.20pm on Sunday to come forward. The fire extinguisher was taken from a nearby car park earlier on the night.
