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Mother pleads guilty to manslaughter of two-year-old

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Mother pleads guilty to manslaughter of two-year-old

By: Newstalk ZB staff | Upper North Island News | Tuesday April 17 2012 17:10

 

A Rotorua mother has pleaded guilty to the 2011 manslaughter of her two month old son.

In the High Court today, Ngaire Tukiwaho admitted to failing to make all reasonable efforts to save the life of her two month old son, who suffocated while sleeping in a car with her.

The day before her son died Tukiwaho had been drinking heavily first at her sisters place and then at home, later in the night she had a heated argument with her partner and was struck in the face.

Scared for her safety she decided to sleep in a car near her sisters house.

She slept across backseat with her baby resting on her right shoulder, but during the night he slipped and suffocated behind her arm.

Tukiwaho has been remanded in custody and will be sentenced at the end of May.

Photo: NZ Herald

 

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