Overview
- Queensland Police arrested a 24-year-old Southport woman and charged her with one count of cruelty to children under 16 years, a domestic violence offence.
- The boy’s father, 25-year-old Hank Sherriff of Cleveland, was charged with murder on Monday and was remanded to appear in Beenleigh Magistrates Court on February 25.
- Detectives say newly received comprehensive medical examinations indicated the infant sustained internal injuries.
- The baby, identified as Carter Sherriff, was taken to Queensland Children’s Hospital on July 18, 2024, in critical condition and died four days later.
- Police allege the injuries occurred at a home on Rosemary Street in Greenbank; the woman is due to appear at Beenleigh Magistrates Court, with reported dates differing across outlets.