Category: Some child abuse cases in NZ – since Section 59 amended
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Man denies murdering toddler
This is Child Abuse: Man denies murdering toddler A man stands accused of beating a Palmerston North toddler to death because the three-year-old girl got a toilet roll wet… Read more here: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/4625745/Man-denies-murdering-toddler
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Father tells of baby in child abuse death case
Matene Te Aho stands at about 1.8 metres, is covered in tattoos and weighs more than 125kg. Get him talking about his dead five-month-old son though, and his compassion and loss is palpable. Mikara Ranui Jarius Reti died shortly after family members on his maternal side took him from Flaxmere to Hawke’s Bay Hospital last…
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Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse Is First Step
MEDIA RELEASE 29 July 2010 Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse Is First Step ‘How many more children have to die before we do something?’ Family First NZ is repeating its call for a Commission of Inquiry into the unacceptable levels of child abuse and deaths in NZ, and says that it will be an…
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Mother jailed for assaulting kids
Hall of Shame Mother jailed for assaulting kids http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/3111544/Mother-jailed-for-assaulting-kids NZPA A woman who repeatedly assaulted her three children, including a one-year-old boy, has been jailed for 3-1/2 years. The 41-year-old woman has name suppression to protect the identity of her children. She was found guilty by a jury last month on nine counts of assault…
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Woman jailed over injuries to child
Hall of shame Woman jailed over injuries to child NZPA Last updated 12:42 27/11/2009 A woman convicted of inflicting head injuries to her then three-year-old son has been told he is likely to need care for the rest of his life. Itupa Julie Mikaio, 40, was today sentenced to a total of five years’ jail…
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Father found guilty of 11-week-old’s murder
Hall of Shame: Father found guilty of 11-week-old’s murder http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/3034435/Father-found-guilty-of-11-week-olds-murder A South Auckland man accused of starving, beating and finally killing his 11-week-old daughter has been found guilty of murder. The 12 day trial for Azees Mahomed, 31, and his wife Tabbasum Mahomed, 26, came to a close at Auckland’s High Court yesterday morning. The…
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Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse Essential
MEDIA RELEASE 29 October 2009 Commission of Inquiry into Child Abuse Essential ‘How many more children have to die before we do something?’ Family First NZ is repeating its call for a Commission of Enquiry into the unacceptable levels of child abuse and deaths in NZ. The call comes following the suspected child abuse death…
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Dead baby’s parents bugged by police
This is Child Abuse and this is what the Government and society needs to be bringing to an end: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/2981151/Dead-babys-parents-bugged-by-police Dead baby’s parents bugged by police By CLIO FRANCIS – The Dominion Post A couple accused of starving and beating their 11-week-old baby were caught after police secretly recorded conversations between the pair discussing her…
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Child death probe upgraded to homicide
Child death probe upgraded to homicide http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2933240/Child-death-probe-upgraded-to-homicide Stuff.co.nz Last updated 16:54 05/10/2009 Police are treating the death of a Waikato toddler last month as a homicide. Hail-Sage McClutchie, 22 months, died in Waikato Hospital on September 27 after being taken there by ambulance from Morrinsville the day before. Acting Waikato crime services manager Inspector Russell…
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Northland mother charged with daughter’s murder
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/2817783/Northland-mother-charged-with-daughters-murder Northland mother charged with daughter’s murder By CLIO FRANCIS – Stuff.co.nz A Northland mother has been charged with the murder of her two-year-old daughter. The 32-year-old woman – who has name suppression – appeared before Judge Gittos at the Auckland District Court this morning. The murder charge was laid by police at Kaitaia District…