In July 2023, detectives attached to State Crime Command’s Child Abuse Squad established Strike Force Wighton to investigate the suspicious death of a four-week-old baby boy.
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00:00In July 2023, the New South Wales Police State Crime Command Child Abuse Squad commenced
00:11investigations following the presentation of a four-week-old baby boy to Wagga Wagga
00:16Base Hospital.
00:18At the time, the boy was suffering a critical illness as well as non-accidental inflicted
00:27injuries.
00:30The infant was transferred to the Sydney Children's Hospital but passed away three days later
00:35on the 31st of July 2023.
00:39Strikeforce Whiten was established to investigate and investigations have been ongoing ever since.
00:46The Strikeforce was assisted by the New South Wales Crime Commission who employed some of
00:51their statutory powers to assist.
00:55Today at 10am, a 26-year-old Wagga Wagga man was arrested in Albury and taken to Albury
01:01Police Station where he is now in custody.
01:05Strikeforce investigators will attempt to talk to that man about the death of the child.
01:10I would like to reassure all communities across New South Wales, the Child Abuse Squad works
01:17extremely hard to investigate the most horrific crimes against children.
01:22Those crimes include sexual abuse, serious physical assaults and extreme cases of neglect.
01:28We have 235 detectives spread across 19 regional and metropolitan areas.
01:35Those police are very dedicated, hard-working.
01:41If you suspect a child may be subject to abuse, please notify your local police and also call
01:47the Child Protection Helpline on 13 21 11.