Couple face murder charge over toddler's death
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A man and a woman, initially charged with assaulting a three-year-old boy who later died in hospital, have now been charged with his murder.
The 32-year-old woman and the 27-year-old man, from Otara, south Auckland, were due to reappear in Manukau District Court today.
The boy died after being rushed
to Auckland's Starship Hospital with life-threatening injuries on February 1.
The couple were both granted interim name suppression when they appeared in Manukau District Court today. They were remanded in custody until March 1.
- NZPA
