Queensland parents charged with two-year-old daughter’s murder over alleged failure to seek medical care
Charges come after 14-month investigation into case of Diana Hanbury, who was declared dead upon presentation at Mackay Base hospital
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The parents of a dead Mackay child have been charged with murder under Queensland’s new reckless indifference laws after allegedly failing to seek medical care for the two-year-old.
Legislation passed in 2019 expanded the definition of murder to include “reckless indifference to life”, particularly for vulnerable people such as children.
Law (Australia) | The Guardian
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