A man will face court today charged following the 2022 investigation into the death of a baby at a home in Coffs Harbour.

About 8am on Monday 23 May 2022, emergency services were called to a home in Coffs Harbour following reports a two-year-old boy was unresponsive inside.

The infant was taken to Coffs Harbour Health Campus in a critical condition, before being airlifted to John Hunter Hospital.

Detectives from Coffs/Clarence Police District attended and established a crime scene.

On Tuesday 25 May 2022, the boy died in hospital.

Strike Force Kielwarra was established by detectives from Coffs/Clarence Police District who investigated the circumstances surrounding the boy’s death.

About 10.15am yesterday (Tuesday 29 October 2024), a 38-year-old man was arrested by detectives from Coffs/Clarence Police District at Bankstown Police Station.

He was charged with murder and refused police bail to appear before Bankstown Local Court today (Wednesday, 30 October 2024), where he was formally refused bail to appear at Coffs Harbour Local Court on Wednesday, 6 November 2024.