A teen father has admitted to physically assaulting his newborn son, breaking the baby’s ribs and bruising his face, due to feeling “tired and overwhelmed” from night feeds, while the mother struggled with post-natal depression. Reports indicate that the mother occasionally heard the father telling the baby to “shut up” during these difficult nights.
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Police probe after 3-month-old baby taken to Wairarapa Hospital with suspected non-accidental injuries
An investigation is underway after a 3-month-old baby girl was hospitalized with critical injuries suspected to be non-accidental. Police were alerted on Friday when the infant was taken to Wairarapa Hospital and later transferred to Wellington's Intensive Care Unit, where she remains in critical condition at Auckland’s Starship Hospital. Want More Context? 🔎
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