NSW mother denied bail after 2-year-old's death from head injuries
A woman denied bail on manslaughter charges for allegedly failing to get her injured 2-year-old son to hospital in time.
A NSW court has rejected bail for a 24-year-old woman charged with manslaughter by gross criminal negligence in the death of her 2-year-old son. The boy sustained severe blunt-force head injuries sometime between 26 November and 1 December 2023.
The 2-year-old boy was taken to hospital on 1 December but died two days later. The judge found evidence the boy could have survived if taken to hospital on 29 or 30 November.
The woman has been in and out of jail five times after previous releases when she breached bail conditions. She also faces charges for assaulting another child and threatening her sister, who is a witness in the case.
Her trial is scheduled for March 2027.
- 24 years old
- Woman's age
- 2 years old
- Son's age
- 26 November to 1 December 2023
- Injury window
- 5 times previously
- Bail breaches
Why it mattersThe court's refusal signals the seriousness of the charge; evidence that earlier hospital admission could have saved the child makes the delay legally and morally critical.
AustraliaThis NSW court case highlights child protection accountability and the consequences of failing to seek urgent medical care for injured children.
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