Woman charged after child found dead at home
A 32-year-old woman has been charged with murder following the death of a child in a quiet coastal Queensland community.
The three-year-old childâs body was found in a home at Moore Park Beach, north of Bundaberg, on Monday afternoon.
Police and emergency services were called to the residence on Regency Road at about 4.45pm.
A little girl was found unresponsive and declared deceased at the scene.
A crime scene was declared and investigations into the circumstances continue.
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The child and the woman are known to each other. However, police have provided no further details about the relationship.
The woman is expected to appear in the Bundaberg Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
Queensland Police Chief Inspector Grant Marcus said two other children in the house at the time were âsafe and wellâ.
âThatâs probably the only positive I can say out of all of this,â he said.
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âThere is a lady who lives at the house who is currently assisting police with their inquiries.
âOur detectives are going through the process of investigating whatâs going on.
âWeâre talking to neighbours, weâre going through the scene to determine what evidence we can identify and to try and make some sense of this horrendous tragedy.
âThereâs a lot of people the detectives need to speak to, to gain an understanding of whatâs happened.â
Marcus said police received several triple-zero calls.
âIâm not exactly sure at this stage who rang the police. But certainly there were multiple calls coming in relation to whatâs happened, and police have rushed out and unfortunately, have located this child deceased at the residence,â he said on Monday night.
âWeâre trying now to process this whole scene to determine what on earth has happened here this evening.
âThis is a really tragic evening.â
Marcus said the investigation was still in its early stages. Police intended to doorknock local houses to see if neighbours had any useful information.
Investigators set up a crime scene and said there was no ongoing threat to the community.
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