Perth man charged with murder after six-month-old baby girl dies in hospital

NOVEMBER 10 2017 – 7:26AM

Hannah Barry

A 35-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a baby girl in Brookdale.

Police received information regarding an injured child at a residence in Chiltern Avenue just before 8pm on Thursday evening.

Outside the home in Brookdale, which has now been declared a crime scene. Photo: Graeme Powell

St John Ambulance and WA Police found the baby inside the home, and quickly provided emergency first aid.

The six-month-old was rushed to hospital but later passed away as a result of her injuries.

The case was handed to Homicide Detectives and the home was cordoned off while police investigated.

 A neighbour told the ABC a couple in their 30s lived at the property.

“I mean that is really sad … I wouldn’t think something like that would happen around here and they were very quiet people they never really heard anything from them,” she said.

A reporter told 6PR the news had shocked neighbours, and they had witnessed officers “carry a very small body out of the home, under a blanket”.

A forensics team is currently on site.

As a result of the investigation, a 35-year-old man from Brookdale was charged with murder later on Thursday evening.

He was refused bail and he will appear in Perth Magistrates Court on Friday.

Source  :  WA Today