Tennant Creek baby girl was allegedly struck by bottle thrown at her first birthday party
Man allegedly ‘hit one-year-old baby with a bottle at her first birthday party’ – as she is airlifted to hospital
- Baby allegedly abused by man with bottle
- The one-year-old was taken to hospital with a skull fracture
- The 26-year-old man has been charged and must appear in court
A baby girl who was taken to hospital with serious head injuries was allegedly hit on the head with a bottle last Saturday night during her first birthday party.
Police said the child suffered a skull fracture after a 26-year-old man allegedly attacked her with a “stupid” object in the Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek, 500 km north of Alice Springs.
Northern Territory Police allege the man was drunk when he attacked the child – possibly by accident, as he threw a bottle at another partygoer and allegedly punched the child instead.
There are serious fears for the well-being of the child.
Baby girl has been admitted to Adelaide Children’s Hospital with a skull fracture after being hit in the head at her own first birthday party
The one-year-old child was flown by the Royal Flying Doctor Service to Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
The child is believed to be in critical condition, although the hospital declined to release details unless the child’s parents gave permission.
The man has been charged with aggravated assault, unlawful infliction of serious damage and reckless endangerment of serious damage.
The 26-year-old, who was previously charged with wrongfully causing serious harm, was due to appear in Alice Springs local court on Tuesday.
A 12-month-old baby was reportedly beaten by a man, 26, possibly with a bottle in Tennant Creek (above) last weekend
According to the police, the man was drunk when he attacked the child with a blunt weapon. He was due to appear in Alice Springs Court on Tuesday on three charges