Woman in hospital after baby found dead at Perth house
Police have charged a 28-year-old woman with the murder of a baby, who was found dead inside a home in Perth’s southern suburbs on Thursday morning.
The eight-month-old was discovered dead at the house on Winpara Way in Baldivis.
Police at the scene.Credit: Holly Edwards-Smith
Police said they were called to the house along with St John Ambulance, but the baby had already died.
“Inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the child’s death are being undertaken,” a WA police spokesperson said.
The woman, believed to be the baby’s mother, was taken to Rockingham Hospital for treatment from the scene, and was then transferred to Fiona Stanley Hospital in a stable condition.
She will appear before the Rockingham Magistrates Court on Friday, after being officially charged by Homicide Squad detectives.
The street was cordoned off on Thursday, and police spent the day investigating the home.
Neighbours told 9 News Perth they heard screaming moments before paramedics arrived.
Officers said a woman was helping police with inquiries and that there was no ongoing threat to the public.
