Woman charged over infant death previously reported missing interstate
Benjamin Nicholas Houghton and Yue Ning Lieu, also known as Linda Lieu, have been charged with criminal neglect and concealing human remains.
Two individuals, Benjamin Nicholas Houghton and Yue Ning Lieu, have been charged with criminal neglect and concealing human remains following the death of an infant found at a motel in Adelaide. The pair, who have been remanded in custody until May next year, had previously been reported missing in New South Wales in 2021 along with another child.
Police found the infant, aged six to seven months old, at the Tollgate Motel in Glen Osmond, where the couple had been residing since arriving in South Australia from interstate at the beginning of the year. A post-mortem revealed the baby had been deceased for a period of time. Initial investigations showed the pair had not had contact with state authorities during their time in South Australia.
The case has raised concerns for the welfare of the missing individuals, who were reported missing in New South Wales in 2021.
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