Woman charged with Ipswich baby murder

The 34-year-old woman has been charged with murder over the death of a nine-month-old boy last year.

The baby’s body was found inside a property at Raceview in Ipswich, west of Brisbane, by emergency services workers on June 21, 2019.

Police will allege the cause of death was as a result of neglect, Detective Acting Superintendent David Briese told reporters.

The woman has also been charged with interfering with a corpse and failing to provide the necessities of life.

Some charges relate to the baby’s twin brother and their sister, who was four years old at the time the boy died.

Officers are also appealing for a 41-year-old man who was living at the property as the woman’s partner at the time of the death to come forward.

“We would like to speak to him further and we believe he can assist us,” Briese said.

The arrest of the woman on Wednesday came after police issued an appeal in September last year for anyone with information to come forward.

The woman is expected to…

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