A 25-year-old woman who was allegedly bashed by the father of her baby before he took off with their 11-month-old son from their apartment at the weekend has died.
The man’s charge has been upgraded from grievous bodily harm and strangulation to one count of murder.
Police say the woman passed away at the Gold Coast University Hospital from her injuries.
It’s alleged the man took the couple’s 11-month-old son from a Southport apartment late last Saturday afternoon before police arrived at the scene.
The baby’s father, a 34-year-old man from Crestmead, is expected to appear in the Richlands Magistrates Court today on one count of murder.
Police issued an urgent Amber Alert to find the child who was taken to Crestmead Police Station in a safe condition by two women, believed to be associated with the man, about 12:15am on Sunday.
