Police found the baby when responding to a domestic incident in Albury, NSW. Photo / 123RF
Police found the baby when responding to a domestic incident in Albury, NSW. Photo / 123RF
An Australian mother has been charged for allegedly starving her baby almost to the point of death.
The boy was left so badly emaciated when New South Wales police found the 4-month old they immediately called triple-0.
The appalling discovery was made when officers were called to a domestic incidentat a home in Lavington, Albury about 11.45pm on Saturday.
Police allege the child suffered neglect because he was so severely malnourished. Other children in the home were a 17-month-old boy and a 7-year-old girl.
The baby was taken to Albury Base Hospital. The Department of Family and Community Services is arranging care of all three children.
The boy's 22-year-old mother with failing to provide for a child causing danger of death and has been bailed to appear in Albury Local Court next week.
