BREAKING NEWS: Infant in hospital after being poisoned by father

Young father remanded in custody over the alleged poisoning of his two-month-old daughter.

The infant was taken to the Gold Coast University Hospital on Sunday evening, where she remains in a stable condition, reports ABC news.

Her 22-year-old father appeared in Southport Magistrates Court this morning, charged with administering poison with intent to harm and possession of a controlled substance.

Detective Inspector Tony Aubort said the substance was the strong painkiller, oxycontin.

“We will allege that he had put the child down, was looking for an afternoon sleep and some time for himself to do a hobby project he had,” Detective Inspector Aubort said.

“The child became unsettled and as a result of that, he made a decision to try to resettle the child with this drug.

“Any person who would make a decision like this is clearly grossly negligent,” he added.

“This is a restricted and controlled drug, for a reason … it is just not in the ball park to even be considered to be given to a child.”

Last month we reported that a Gold Coast father who poisoned his own daughter with a drug OxyContin, also known as ‘hillbilly heroin’, avoided more jail time. The judge labelled the father’s actions a ‘nutty experiment’ but granted him parole. Read here.

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15 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 11 Feb 2022
    1:04 pm
What the hell? NOTHING could or should be more important then your child

- - mom81879 said
  - 17 Jan 2017
    8:22 am
How dispicable! To risk your child’s life for some time to himself. He doesn’t deserve to be a dad

- - tessie said
  - 11 Dec 2016
    1:03 pm
Another parent harming a child for their own convenience or pleasure. I hope the infant makes a fast recovery and suffers no side affects. He doesn’t deserve to be a father

- - rovermum said
  - 07 Dec 2016
    9:29 am
Ugh, another disgusting act by a parent that should not be responsible for a child. This is becoming a daily occurrence and a regular part of our viewing/reading/news.

- - Ellen said
  - 07 Dec 2016
    2:02 am
Far out that the judge just labelled the father’s actions a ‘nutty experiment’…I have some other words for that !! and granted him parole

- - ella12 said
  - 06 Dec 2016
    11:33 am
I feel sick and upset, he shouldn’t be a ‘father’. Take the poor innocent child off him.

- - lspew said
  - 06 Dec 2016
    9:54 am
This makes me sick, how selfish can a person be that they need to drug a child to get some adult time alone for a stupid hobby.
Sterilize the guy and lock him up!!

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 05 Dec 2016
    8:58 pm
FAR OUT THESE POSTS UPSET ME- I was only blessed with one child, would have loved a few and these assholes punch them out! OK a bit aggressive, but so passionate on this cause

- - june11 said
  - 05 Dec 2016
    8:08 pm
Given parole? what kind of justice is that? They have the evidence that he harmed his baby. The Father had to have known you couldn’t give a strong drug like that to anybody else, especially not a child of any age.
What guarantee is there he won’t do it again. not necessarily his own child.

- - Aida Moroccan said
  - 05 Dec 2016
    5:29 pm
Oh god protect her that’s sad

- - mom90758 said
  - 05 Dec 2016
    5:10 pm
Poor little girl! It was a very strong painkiller!
I would take away custody from the father at once!!

- - nealsq said
  - 05 Dec 2016
    12:42 pm
so.many of these stories lately, such a sad world we live in now

- - mom112217 said
  - 05 Dec 2016
    12:38 pm
Any parent would know how harmful this would be to a baby.

- - Nas01 said
  - 05 Dec 2016
    11:06 am
This is so shocking. How can anyone do this?

- - mom199246 said
  - 05 Dec 2016
    10:43 am
That is so wrong an not a way to settle a baby that is beyond forgivable who does that