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- A four-year-old boy died
- Man and woman accused
A man has been charged with manslaughter following the death of a four-year-old boy.
The boy died in Smithton, northwest Tasmania, at 10:15 p.m. on May 31.
A 35-year-old man, “well known” to the boy, was arrested and charged overnight.
“He has been remanded in custody to appear at an out-of-hours court session at Burnie Magistrates Court on Sunday morning,” a Tasmania Police spokesperson said.
A 30-year-old woman, who was also “well known to the child,” was charged with child abuse.
A man has been charged with manslaughter after the death of a four-year-old boy (file image)
He was granted bail and will appear in court at a later date.
