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Woman charged with manslaughter over death of baby boy

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Police have charged a woman aged in her 60s with manslaughter over the death of a baby boy. (Tracey Nearmy/AAP PHOTOS)

A woman in her 60s has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a baby.

Emergency services attended a property at Darra in Brisbane's southwest on April 3, 2024, following reports an infant was unconscious and not breathing, police said on Monday.

The baby boy was later declared dead at the scene. He was 11 months old.

Police established Operation Whiskey Nocturne to investigate his death and on Monday detectives charged a 63-year-old Darra woman with manslaughter.

She is due to appear before Richland Magistrates Court on June 4.

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