Police have commenced an investigation after a newborn’s body was found inside of a tent in Wagga’s CBD, while a second infant remains in a critical condition.
A crime scene has been established at Wagga Beach. Picture by Kabel Dawes
Police have commenced an investigation after a newborn’s body was found inside of a tent in Wagga’s CBD, while a second infant remains in a critical condition.
Just after 4.20pm on Saturday, May 2, emergency services, including NSW Police detectives and NSW Ambulance, were called to Wagga Beach at Cadell Place, Wagga, following a concern for welfare.
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Hundreds of people clashed with police outside the Alice Springs hospital where 47-year-old Jefferson Lewis was believed to be taken following his arrest for alleged involvement in the disappearance and murder of a five-year-old Indigenous girl.
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A spokesperson for NSW Police said officers from the Riverina Police District attended the scene where they found a 37-year-old woman, along with the body of a newborn infant and a second infant.
The woman and the surviving infant were treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to Wagga Base Hospital, where the baby remains in a critical condition, police said.
A crime scene has been established, and police have commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Inquiries are continuing.
In other news, Fire and Rescue NSW and Wagga SES crews were called to a potential hazardous incident at a home in Best Street, Wagga, on Friday evening, May 1.
