Man appears in court over assault on baby

File photo / Martin Sykes

A man has appeared in Whangarei District Court charged with assaulting a 17-month-old girl.

Tinisha Walker sustained serious injuries at a house in the suburb of Kamo, 5km north of central Whangarei, on Tuesday and remains in a critical condition at Auckland's Starship Hospital.

A 39-year-old man accused of assaulting her appeared in court briefly just before midday.

His duty solicitor entered no plea to one charge of assault on a child and made no bail application.

The man was granted interim name suppression, as police are still investigating and some family members need to be notified of the circumstances.

The man was remanded to reappear in the Whangarei District Court on September 9.

- NEWSTALK ZB, NZ HERALD STAFF