‘I choose not to enter a plea’: Mum accused of killing baby faces court
By Cloe Read
A mother accused of murdering her seven-month-old boy has chosen not to enter a plea at her court arraignment, as the boy’s father pleaded not guilty.
Rhuan Immanuel Bosch was found unresponsive by emergency services at the couple’s home at Yugar, north of Brisbane, in November 2022.
Reinhardt (Ryan) Bosch and his partner Noemi Kondacs will both stand trial for murder over their son’s death.Credit: Facebook
The boy’s parents, Reinhardt Albert Bosch and Noemi Kondacs, were later charged over the incident, and Kondacs has consistently refused legal representation throughout court proceedings.
The pair appeared in the Supreme Court in Brisbane on Thursday for their arraignment ahead of their trial later this year.
Kondacs, wearing a red and white floral shirt, did not look at Bosch as he entered the court, and told Justice Peter Callaghan she would continue without legal representation.
Bosch, who wore a blue suit, appeared to look at Kondacs, who stared ahead. He was represented by a lawyer.
Callaghan checked if Kondacs understood the proceeding given she had no legal representation, and arraigned Bosch first.
He pleaded not guilty to the murder and torture of Rhuan.
When Kondacs’ charges of murder and failing to provide for Rhuan were read to the court, Kondacs replied: “I choose not to enter a plea, your honour.”
The court submitted a plea of not guilty on her behalf on both counts.
Rhuan Bosch was found unresponsive at the home.Credit: GoFundMe
At the time of the boy’s death, then police commissioner Katarina Carroll said officers had responded to a “horrendous and confronting scene”.
Last year, Kondacs, who was also initially charged with torture, had that charge was withdrawn, and replaced with one count of failing to supply the necessities of life between April 11 and November 3 that year.
Bosch was born in Pretoria, South Africa and had worked as a youth carer, while Kondacs is from Stuttgart, Germany.
The pair will remain in custody, with Callaghan scheduling the trial to start in September.
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