A man has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a seven-month-old baby boy in Gympie, Queensland.
The boy’s mother called emergency services after pulling him from a lake at Chatsworth Park on Gympie Curra Road about 10.40am on Sunday morning.
He was taken to hospital but was declared dead later that night.
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Today, police arrested a 42-year-old man known to the child in Bundamba.
He was charged with manslaughter (domestic violence) and will face Ipswich Magistrates Court tomorrow.
Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).
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