Detectives from Morningside Child Protection and Investigation Unit have charged a 29-year-old man with 14 offences including grievous bodily harm and torture after a 5-year-old boy was located with critical injuries at Wishart on January 21.
At approximately 9.30pm emergency services were called to a Wishart address to reports a 5-year-old boy required medical assistance.
The boy was located with significant injuries and transported in a critical condition to the Queensland Children’s Hospital.
Two other children, a 6-year-old girl and 8-year-old boy, were located in the garage of the property.
It will be alleged both children were found with extensive non-life threatening injuries and were transported to Queensland Children’s Hospital for treatment.
The address was declared a crime scene, and a 29-year-old man, who is known to the children, was taken into custody.
He has been charged with seven counts of assault occasioning bodily harm (domestic violence offence), three counts each of torture (domestic violence offence) and assault occasioning bodily harm whilst armed (domestic violence offence) and one count of grievous bodily harm (domestic violence offence).
His bail was refused, and he is expected to appear before Brisbane Magistrates Court this morning (January 23).
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