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Police launch investigation after five-month-old baby rushed to Gold Coast University Hospital

Police have launched an investigation after a five-month-old baby was rushed to hospital in critical condition on the Gold Coast.

Police are investigating how a five-month-old girl suffered critical internal injuries at a Gold Coast home.

Emergency services were called to a Coomera home after an unconscious baby girl seemed to be experiencing breathing difficulties and suffering cardiac arrest about 2:30pm on February 1.

The child had no obvious injuries.

A five-month-old baby remains in critical condition in Gold Coast University Hospital. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ Richard Gosling
A five-month-old baby remains in critical condition in Gold Coast University Hospital. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ Richard Gosling

She was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a critical condition.

Medical tests revealed the baby had significant internal injuries and she remains in a critical condition.

Detectives from the Gold Coast District Child Protection and Investigation Unit have formed ‘Operation Victor Sector’ to investigate the cause of her injuries.

Originally published as Police launch investigation after five-month-old baby rushed to Gold Coast University Hospital

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