{
  "id": 15111509,
  "title": "No record of mother or deceased baby in SA health system",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/no-record-of-mother-or-deceased-baby-in-sa-health-system",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T03:39:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-17/tollgate-motel-sa-health-no-records-of-deceased-baby/107279052"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Health Minister Blair Boyer disclosed that an extensive search of South Australian Health records yielded no information regarding a woman or infant boy involved in an unexplained death at a Glen Osmond motel. Police have charged the parents of the deceased child with criminal neglect and concealing human remains. The ongoing investigations are being conducted by the South Australian Police. The identity of the deceased baby remains unknown, as health authorities are unable to confirm the baby's birthplace in South Australia. Health Minister Blair Boyer stated that the government is working to ascertain whether the infant was born within the state. Health Minister indicated that such information would be discovered eventually. Police post-mortem analysis revealed the infant to be between six and seven months old and had been deceased for some time. Health Minister confirmed a search of SA Health databases found no record of the infant or his 42-year-old mother, Yue Ning Lieu, also known as Linda Lieu. The health records system is interconnected, thus any alignment with SA Health services would be recorded in the electronic medical records. Premier Peter Malinauskas reported that the family had not been linked to the SA Department of Child Protection. The parents, Mr. Houghton and Ms. Lieu, were arrested and charged with criminal neglect and concealing human remains, subsequently detained under the Mental Health Act. They appeared before a bedside court and have been remanded in custody until May 2027.",
  "summary": "SA's health minister says the state's health system has no data related to a woman or baby boy at the centre of an unexplained death at a suburban motel.",
  "key_points": [
    "Health Minister Boyer found no record of mother or infant in SA health system",
    "Parents charged with criminal neglect and concealing human remains",
    "Infant was between 6-7 months old, deceased for some time"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The absence of medical and child protection records suggests a total failure of the state's interconnected health databases to track a mother and her infant during a period of neglect.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}