22yo charged over Tauranga baby murder

  • 28/06/2016
Richard Royal Arif Tekakahi Winiata Uddin (Supplied / file)
Richard Royal Arif Tekakahi Winiata Uddin (Supplied / file)

A 22-year-old man is appearing in the Tauranga District Court on Wednesday, charged with the murder of a baby in Tauranga.

Three-month-old Richard Uddin died on June 7 after he was brought to Tauranga Hospital by his mother.

Police then launched a homicide investigation.

The man also faces seven additional charges of assault on a child.

Newshub.