Woman Charged Over Lowood Child Death

A 31-year-old woman has been charged with murder following the death of a four-year-old girl at a property in Lowood, west of Brisbane, on May 25, Queensland Police said.

Emergency services were called to the property at about 11:10 p.m., where the child was found unresponsive and later declared dead at the scene. Two other children were inside the property but were not injured. Police said all three children were known to the accused.

The Lowood woman has been charged with one count of murder—domestic violence against a child—and is due to appear in Ipswich Magistrates Court on May 26. Detectives from the Ipswich Criminal Investigation Branch are continuing their investigation and have appealed for anyone with relevant information to contact police.