Safeguarding babies from abuse

  • 09/06/2016
Dame Lesley Max (Paul Henry)
Dame Lesley Max (Paul Henry)

The death of another baby is being treated as suspicious.

Police are investigating the death of the three-month-old boy in Tauranga as a homicide.

The mother brought the baby to Tauranga Hospital on Tuesday night for treatment but the boy died. A forensic post mortem will take place today.

 Child Youth and Family have been alerted of the incident.

Chief executive of The Great Potentials Foundation Dame Lesley Max talked to Paul Henry about breaking the cycle of child abuse in New Zealand.