Man appears in court charged with wounding baby

A man charged with wounding his nine-month-old daughter during a fight with her mother has been back in court today. File photo / NZ Herald

A man charged with wounding his nine-month-old daughter during a fight with the girl's mother has made a brief appearance in court.

The 29-year-old Hastings man was charged with wounding with reckless disregard causing grievous bodily harm and two counts of breaching a protection order.

He appeared in Hastings District Court this morning where he was remanded in custody without plea until July 5.

The girl, who suffered head injuries, had been moved to the high dependency unit in Hawke's Bay Regional Hospital where she was doing "okay", Detective Sergeant Mark Moorhouse told NZPA.

"She's a very lucky girl."

- NZPA