A second woman will face court today charged with manslaughter following the death of a baby during a home birth near Newcastle in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Wednesday 2 October 2024, a privately practicing midwife attended a home in Wallsend to assist a woman with a home birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police will allege in court that over the following two days, the midwife did not act upon signs of complications and requests by the woman to attend hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Friday 4 October 2024, the woman attended John Hunter Hospital where the baby was delivered by emergency caesarean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Thursday 10 October 2024, the baby boy died in hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inquiries under Strike Force Girona commenced and police charged a 36-year-old woman who remains before the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following extensive inquiries about 7am today (Friday 10 April 2026), detectives arrested a 28-year-old woman at Newcastle Police Station where she was charged with manslaughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The woman was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Court 2 today (Friday 10 April 2026).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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