Father accused of abusing eight-week-old baby out on bail
A man accused of abusing his own eight-week-old daughter until she had bleeding on the brain and leg fractures is out on bail. The 26-year-old was charged with grievous bodily harm and an AVO has been taken out against him.
An unemployed dad accused of abusing his own eight-week-old baby so badly she had bleeding on the brain and detached retinas was granted bail despite concerns he would commit another serious offence, court documents reveal.
The 26-year-old married father-of-two was granted police bail after being charged with recklessly inflict grievous bodily harm of his daughter last Friday — the same day she was taken to hospital.
She was diagnosed with bleeding on the brain, fractures to her left leg, and suspected detached retinas.
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Detectives from the Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad were called that day and the father, from Sydney’s North Shore, was arrested and taken to Maroubra police station where he was charged.
Court documents allege that some time between January 15 and January 22 he caused “grievous bodily harm” to the baby and was “reckless as to causing actual bodily harm”.
On Thursday his lawyer Zoe Whetham asked for the matter to be adjourned to February 12 at Hornsby Local Court.
The dad refused to answer questions as he walked out of the court and will remain on bail until his next appearance.
Police bail documents say the accused has a wife and two children.
“The accused is not employed …. The offence is of a violent nature,” court documents say.
The documents say he was interviewed electronically and made admissions to the offence.
He does not have any previous convictions of violence, they state.
The police bail documents state that there were bail concerns that if he was released from custody he would commit another serious offence, endanger the safety of victims, individuals or the community or interfere with witnesses or evidence.
An apprehended domestic violence order has been taken out against the man on the child’s behalf.
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