Missing three-year-old girl is found dead in a stormwater drain – as man is charged with manslaughter and drug driving
- Missing three-year-old Townsville girl has been found dead in stormwater drain
- Police were called to home in Kelso after girl and two-year-old boy went missing
- Boy was found wandering streets while girl was pronounced dead in hospital
- A 27-year-old man known to the children has been charged with manslaughter
A missing three-year-old girl has been found dead in a stormwater drain – with a 27-year-old man charged with manslaughter.
The girl and a two-year-old boy from Kelso in Townsville were reported missing to police at 6:40pm on Saturday, sparking a desperate search for the children.
Just after 8:20pm authorities located the body of the young girl in a nearby stormwater drain.
She was rushed to Townsville University Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
A 27-year-old man will face Townsville Magistrates Court charged with manslaughter of three-year-old girl found dead in a stormwater drain
The man has been charged with one count each of manslaughter, endangering children by exposure and drive under the influence of a drug.
He is known to the children.
The two-year-old boy was found wandering the streets shortly after the young children were reported missing.
The man will face Townsville Magistrates Court tomorrow after being denied bail.
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