AUSTRALIA - 3-year-old boy dies in police station after car crash, believed to be a case of domestic violence

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Toddler dies in Queensland police station foyer after horror car crash

www.9news.com.au

Police say the tragedy is a case of domestic violence and are investigating whether the vehicle was driven off the road intentionally.
Two young boys, aged just one and three, were in a white sedan with their parents, a 24-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman, when the car crashed about 5am off a road in Yatala, 40 kilomtres south of Brisbane.
A witness driving behind the car, immediately pulled over and took the woman and her three-year-old son to the Beenleigh Police Station in Logan.
"He was in a bad medical way prior to arrival at the police station, and as soon as he arrived, police immediately commenced CPR," Mooney said.

"Unfortunately, the three-year-old boy has died at the Beenleigh Police Station."

The man allegedly fled the accident scene with the second boy, prompting an extensive police search before they were found at a residence in Beenleigh.

The couple had been in a relationship for several years but separated about a year ago. There was a temporary protection order issued in last year.

The man has been charged with violating the domestic violence order, and police are not dismissing the possibility of additional murder or manslaughter charges.

 

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I wonder if the woman asked specifically to be taken to the police station because one would expect she and her child would be taken to the hospital. I wonder if the little kids were just tossed into the car without car seats. The wee boy should have survived this crash had he been safely strapped into his car seat.

 

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I wonder if the woman asked specifically to be taken to the police station because one would expect she her child would be taken to the hospital. I wonder if the little kids were just tossed into the car without car seats. The wee boy should have survived this crash had he been safely strapped into his car seat.

Yes, I find that strange. Apparently he was in a bad way before they got to the police station. From the crash site, It is about 9 minutes to the police station, or about 12 minutes to the nearest hospital (Logan Hospital).

I had a similar thought to yours that perhaps the mum was so afraid of the dad that she insisted on going to the police station.

So sad.