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| Parents of baby girl found dead on Surfers Paradise beach 'are homeless' | Parents of baby girl found dead on Surfers Paradise beach 'are homeless' |
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| The parents of a nine-month-old girl found lifeless on the beach at Surfers Paradise were homeless and raising their family on the streets. | The parents of a nine-month-old girl found lifeless on the beach at Surfers Paradise were homeless and raising their family on the streets. |
| The infant was found unresponsive on the edge of the surf near Staghorn Avenue about 12.30am on Monday. | The infant was found unresponsive on the edge of the surf near Staghorn Avenue about 12.30am on Monday. |
| Despite desperate attempts, police and paramedics were were unable to revive her. | Despite desperate attempts, police and paramedics were were unable to revive her. |
| The girl’s 48-year-old father and 23-year-old mother are being questioned in police custody. | The girl’s 48-year-old father and 23-year-old mother are being questioned in police custody. |
| Police confirmed the couple are known to them and do not have a fixed address. | Police confirmed the couple are known to them and do not have a fixed address. |
| The family has been living in parks and seeking shelter from Tweed Heads to Surfers Paradise. | The family has been living in parks and seeking shelter from Tweed Heads to Surfers Paradise. |
| Police launch murder investigation after baby girl found dead on Gold Coast beach | |
| The girl had not been reported missing before her body was found. | The girl had not been reported missing before her body was found. |
| Detective Inspector Marc Hogan said the scene was traumatic for everyone involved. | Detective Inspector Marc Hogan said the scene was traumatic for everyone involved. |
| “This is a very tragic event. It’s a very sad situation,” he said. “It will impact a lot of people.” | “This is a very tragic event. It’s a very sad situation,” he said. “It will impact a lot of people.” |
| Hogan said it appeared the girl had been in the water, but there were no obvious wounds or injuries. | Hogan said it appeared the girl had been in the water, but there were no obvious wounds or injuries. |
| “Not that I could see,” he said. | “Not that I could see,” he said. |
| A passerby found the child’s body at the edge of the surf and raised the alarm but police said paramedics never stood any chance of reviving her. | A passerby found the child’s body at the edge of the surf and raised the alarm but police said paramedics never stood any chance of reviving her. |
| Hogan described the beach where the girl was found as “not your typical crime scene”. | Hogan described the beach where the girl was found as “not your typical crime scene”. |
| He said a ground and air search had yielded little evidence, with the lack of physical evidence giving “some indication of what may have happened”. | He said a ground and air search had yielded little evidence, with the lack of physical evidence giving “some indication of what may have happened”. |
| Homicide detectives from Queensland and New South Wales police are involved in the investigation. | Homicide detectives from Queensland and New South Wales police are involved in the investigation. |
| NSW officers have been brought in to pin down potential movements of the couple between Tweed Heads, on the NSW side of the Queensland/NSW border, and Surfers Paradise. | NSW officers have been brought in to pin down potential movements of the couple between Tweed Heads, on the NSW side of the Queensland/NSW border, and Surfers Paradise. |
| Hogan said they had been staying on the Gold Coast but did not say for how long. | Hogan said they had been staying on the Gold Coast but did not say for how long. |
| The baby was found less than a kilometre from the main party precinct for schoolies revellers. | The baby was found less than a kilometre from the main party precinct for schoolies revellers. |
| But police have ruled out any connection to the end-of-high-school celebrations, and it wasn’t a school leaver who found the child. | But police have ruled out any connection to the end-of-high-school celebrations, and it wasn’t a school leaver who found the child. |
| Detectives are checking CCTV footage in the hope the couple and child may have been caught on camera. | Detectives are checking CCTV footage in the hope the couple and child may have been caught on camera. |
| A postmortem examination will be conducted on Monday. | A postmortem examination will be conducted on Monday. |
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