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Breaking: Man, 23, charged with murder over death of eight-week-old baby

ABC Australia · May 25, 2026, 6:40 AM

Key takeaways

  • Western Australia police said Homicide Squad and Child Abuse Detectives had been investigating an incident in the Perth suburb of Innaloo earlier this month in which the baby was seriously injured.
  • After the child died on Saturday, Eric Ronald Riley from Innaloo was charged with murder.
  • He is in custody where he will remain until his next court appearance in June.

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A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder over the death of an eight-week-old child in suburban Perth.

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