Police have charged a 33-year-old woman with manslaughter following the death of her child in Devonport on New Year’s Day.
Detective Inspector Aaron Pascoe, Waitematā CIB, says the woman was charged as part of the ongoing investigation into the three-year-old’s death at a residential address on Kerr Street.
Emergency services were called to the address at around 11pm on 1 January where they found the child deceased at the scene.
“This is an extremely tragic case and as the matter is now before the courts, we will not be making any further comment.”
The woman appeared in the North Shore District Court this morning and will appear in Auckland High Court on 15 July.
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