A three-year-old girl has been left in a critical condition after she was allegedly raped and tortured by her mother’s boyfriend.
The girl was taken to Redlands Hospital in Brisbane’s southeast about 8pm on Thursday with serious injuries including fractures, bruising and bite marks.
Police alleged she was tortured and sexually assaulted between 7.30am and 5.30pm on Thursday while the girl’s mother was at work.
The girl was allegedly raped and tortured at her house on Thursday (pictured are toys outside the Capalaba home)
A neighbour reported hearing screams from the Capalaba house, in Brisbane’s south, on Thursday where the alleged attack happened.
One neighbour who knew the family said the three-year-old was ‘a darling little girl’.
‘She is a cute little muffin that didn’t deserve this,’ they told The Courier Mail.
‘The mother obviously cares for the little girl. She looked well cared for, well looked after, beautiful manners.’
When the girl was presented to Redlands Hospital on Thursday, staff immediately contacted the police and an investigation was opened.
When the girl was presented to Redlands Hospital on Thursday, staff immediately contacted the police (pictured at the house) and an investigation was opened
Queensland police said a 25-year-old man was charged following investigations into the alleged ‘violent assault’ – police cordoned off the home after the alleged assault
The girl was transported to Lady Cilento Hospital, where she underwent surgery for her injuries.
She remains at the hospital in a serious but stable condition.
Queensland police said a 25-year-old man was charged following investigations into the alleged ‘violent assault’.
He was charged with nine offences including torture, grievous bodily harm, sexual assault, leaving a child under 12 unattended, assault occasioning bodily harm, breach of a domestic violence order and drug offences.
Neighbours reported hearing screams from the Capalaba home (pictured) on Thursday
When the girl was taken to Redlands Hospital on Thursday, staff immediately contacted the police
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