Detectives have charged the parents of a three-year-old boy with manslaughter following a car crash on the Gold Coast last year.
Police allege the then 22-year-old mother was driving with the 24-year-old father along with two boys aged one and three when she crashed into bushland at Stapylton about 5am on October 25.
A witness took the mother and the three-year-old, who had sustained significant head injuries, to the Beenleigh police station, while the man left the scene with the one-year-old boy before officers arrived, according to police.
Officers performed CPR on the three-year-old boy, but he was not revived.
Police launched Operation X-ray Grid to investigate the crash, which included officers from the Gold Coast Child Protection and Investigation Unit, along with other specialist units, to undertake forensic and mechanical investigations.
The mother, now aged 23, from Labrador, has been charged with manslaughter, domestic violence offence against a child, trafficking in dangerous drugs, driving a motor vehicle without a driver’s licence and possessing anything used in the commission of a crime.
She did not appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court for a Friday hearing where her Legal Aid lawyer, Ollie Labone, applied for bail on her behalf.
Her matter has been adjourned until Monday, where she will be required to appear in person.
The 24-year-old Beenleigh father, who has been in custody since October, has been charged with manslaughter, domestic violence offence against a child, and trafficking in dangerous drugs.
He was self-represented and appeared via video link when his matter was mentioned in court.
When asked by the magistrate if he had applied for Legal Aid, he said his mother might pay for a lawyer on his behalf.
The pair has been remanded in custody.
Officers said investigations remained ongoing.