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| Second baby dies in Queensland, a day after nine-month-old found on beach | Second baby dies in Queensland, a day after nine-month-old found on beach |
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| A day after a baby girl was found dead on a Queensland beach, a four-month-old girl has died in suspicious circumstances. | A day after a baby girl was found dead on a Queensland beach, a four-month-old girl has died in suspicious circumstances. |
| Police said a woman, 35, and a man, 37, were assisting with inquiries into the death on Tuesday of a four-month-old infant from the Logan district. | Police said a woman, 35, and a man, 37, were assisting with inquiries into the death on Tuesday of a four-month-old infant from the Logan district. |
| The baby was taken to Queensland Children’s hospital on Monday morning with life-threatening injuries and died there on Tuesday. | The baby was taken to Queensland Children’s hospital on Monday morning with life-threatening injuries and died there on Tuesday. |
| On Monday a nine-month-old was found dead on a Gold Coast beach. On Tuesday residents said they had tried to get help for the baby months earlier. | On Monday a nine-month-old was found dead on a Gold Coast beach. On Tuesday residents said they had tried to get help for the baby months earlier. |
| At least two locals said they had contacted police and other authorities about the family, who had been sleeping rough near the beach with her parents. | At least two locals said they had contacted police and other authorities about the family, who had been sleeping rough near the beach with her parents. |
| The girl’s parents – a man, 48, and woman, 23 – are in custody but have not been charged. | The girl’s parents – a man, 48, and woman, 23 – are in custody but have not been charged. |
| Parents of baby girl found dead on Surfers Paradise beach 'are homeless' | |
| Erin Sorensen wrote on Facebook that she went to police two months ago to share her concerns about the baby, as well as about a toddler who was also sleeping rough with the couple. | Erin Sorensen wrote on Facebook that she went to police two months ago to share her concerns about the baby, as well as about a toddler who was also sleeping rough with the couple. |
| Queensland police could not immediately confirm that the couple had a second child with them and the state’s child safety authority has refused to comment, citing privacy reasons. | Queensland police could not immediately confirm that the couple had a second child with them and the state’s child safety authority has refused to comment, citing privacy reasons. |
| But unnamed sources have told the Courier-Mail that child safety officers were allegedly aware of the family’s circumstances. | But unnamed sources have told the Courier-Mail that child safety officers were allegedly aware of the family’s circumstances. |
| Another resident wrote to the Gold Coast city council on 18 May, expressing fears for the baby and toddler, who they said were sleeping on a wooden platform in a beachside park with their parents. | Another resident wrote to the Gold Coast city council on 18 May, expressing fears for the baby and toddler, who they said were sleeping on a wooden platform in a beachside park with their parents. |
| At night, the resident told the Gold Coast Bulletin, the infant could be heard crying. | At night, the resident told the Gold Coast Bulletin, the infant could be heard crying. |
| Council staff wrote back after five days, apologising for the late reply and telling the resident to raise the matter with other authorities as it was not the council’s responsibility. | Council staff wrote back after five days, apologising for the late reply and telling the resident to raise the matter with other authorities as it was not the council’s responsibility. |
| Police launch murder investigation after baby girl found dead on Gold Coast beach | |
| Detectives are trying to determine if the baby might already have been dead before she was found by a passerby at the water’s edge on a Surfers Paradise beach on Monday. It is believed she had been in the water at some point. | Detectives are trying to determine if the baby might already have been dead before she was found by a passerby at the water’s edge on a Surfers Paradise beach on Monday. It is believed she had been in the water at some point. |
| Meanwhile, New South Wales police are looking at the couple’s movements in the Tweed Heads area, on the border with Queensland, where they were also known to have been sleeping rough. | Meanwhile, New South Wales police are looking at the couple’s movements in the Tweed Heads area, on the border with Queensland, where they were also known to have been sleeping rough. |
| Queensland police expected to receive the results of an autopsy on the baby on Tuesday. | Queensland police expected to receive the results of an autopsy on the baby on Tuesday. |
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