Homeless man believed infant’s coming birthday would mean end of the world when he ‘cast her’ into Tweed River, prosecutor says
A nine-month-old girl whose body washed up on Surfers Paradise beach was probably still alive when tossed into a river by her mentally ill father, a judge has heard.
The 49-year-old man, who has pleaded not guilty to murder, later claimed to have “sacrificed” the infant as her coming first birthday “would have meant the end of the world”, his NSW supreme court trial was told on Monday.
Continue reading…Homeless man believed infant’s coming birthday would mean end of the world when he ‘cast her’ into Tweed River, prosecutor saysA nine-month-old girl whose body washed up on Surfers Paradise beach was probably still alive when tossed into a river by her mentally ill father, a judge has heard.The 49-year-old man, who has pleaded not guilty to murder, later claimed to have “sacrificed” the infant as her coming first birthday “would have meant the end of the world”, his NSW supreme court trial was told on Monday. Continue reading…