35-year-old aunt murders her four-month-old niece who was left in her care after her sister's death
The woman has been charged with the murder of the four-month-old baby who was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries
A 35-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of her baby niece whom she had taken in following the death of her twin sister. Sandra Leigh Houston's niece passed away a month ago after she was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The little baby was then transferred to Queensland Children's Hospital while she was in a critical condition. She passed away on November 20 as a result of her injuries. Houston appeared in Beenleigh Magistrate's Court on Tuesday and her lawyer Robert Burns shared that she was "fairly distraught" over her niece's death.
Burns told the court that Houston was the child's aunt and had taken her in when her twin sister passed away.