Category: Some child abuse cases in NZ – since Section 59 amended
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Mum jailed for stabbing son
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4861032a11.html JOHN SELKIRK/Dominion Post ATTEMPTED INFANTICIDE: Kim Knoll has been jailed for three years for attempting to kill her young son, first with a boning knife and then with a pillow. Mum jailed for stabbing son By CLIO FRANCIS – Stuff.co.nz | Thursday, 26 February 2009 Kim Knoll let out a small gasp as she…
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Baby deteriorates in hospital after alleged assault
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4830730a11.html Baby deteriorates in hospital after alleged assault Tuesday, 27 January 2009 The health of the 10-week-old baby attacked at the weekend has deteriorated and it is now listed as critical, police say. A 28-year-old man is due to appear Lower Hutt District Court on Thursday charged with assault. Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Cooper said…
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Another Child Abuse Death – Same Factors
TRAGIC TOT: 16-month-old Riley Justin Osborne. MEDIA RELEASE 28 December 2008 Another Child Abuse Death – Same Factors Family First NZ says that the tragic child abuse death of 16-month old Northland boy Riley Osborne is more evidence of the key causes of child abuse which we are failing to acknowledge and tackle. “Report after…
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Northland baby dies from head injuries – named
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4802546a11.html Northland baby dies from head injuries Wednesday, 24 December 2008 A 16-month-old baby rushed to Auckland’s Starship Children’s Hospital has died overnight from injuries police say were not accidental. He was Riley Justin Osborne The child was taken to Auckland from Kerikeri in Northland on Friday night for emergency surgery. Police said the injuries…
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Police called to house before boy’s injuries
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4800519a11.html Police called to house before boy’s injuries Monday, 22 December 2008 Police have previously been called out to the Northland home of a 15-month-old boy who remains in a serious condition in hospital today with head injuries. Neighbours said police were often called after all-night parties at the Kerikeri house where the boy lived…
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Mother sentenced after toddler chokes to death
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4797276a11.html Mother sentenced after toddler chokes to death Thursday, 18 December 2008 A Dunedin mother of five who killed her 22-month-old daughter earlier this year escaped a custodial sentence today. The 27-year-old, who has permanent name suppression, admitted infanticide after an initial charge of murder was dropped. She hit and smothered the girl for crying…
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Mum stole paper round money, punched girl
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4794853a12855.html Mum stole paper round money, punched girl By MICHELLE DUFF – Manawatu Standard | Tuesday, 16 December 2008 A woman who demanded her 9-year-old daughter’s paper round money before punching her in the back of the head did it because she was “stressed”, a court has heard. The 34-year-old solo mother pleaded guilty to…
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Child force-fed wasabi and mustard, court hears
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4786639a11.html Child force-fed wasabi and mustard, court hears By GLENN McLEAN – Taranaki Daily News | Tuesday, 09 December 2008 A Taranaki real estate agent charged with serious child abuse has been accused of force feeding a child spoonfuls of wasabi and mustard. The agent, who has interim name suppression, denied five charges of assaulting…
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Masked man stabbed my boy – Mum
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4779974a11.html Masked man stabbed my boy – Mum Waikato Times | Tuesday, 02 December 2008 A teenage mother accused of stabbing her two-year-old son says the boy was attacked by a masked man who forced his way into her home. Kim Knoll, 19, is charged with attempting to murder her son at her Te Aroha…
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Dad who smacked loses son
http://www.stuff.co.nz/thepress/4761488a6009.html Dad who smacked loses son Katie Wylie and Nelson Mail – The Press | Saturday, 15 November 2008 A Christchurch man has lost custody of his young son despite his trial on assault charges being abandoned. Rowan James Flynn, 53, was this week scheduled to stand trial in Nelson on five charges of assaulting…