Guardian Australia's Broken Trust investigation has uncovered new and previously unreported evidence about the death of Baby Justin, a five-month-old who sustained catastrophic head injuries while in his father's arms. The case, which made headlines in Queensland in 2017, has raised serious questions about why an inquest was never held into the infant's suspicious death.
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In-Depth: Baby Justin's Unresolved Death
Baby Justin was five months old when he died of catastrophic head injuries in 2017. The boy's death made headlines due to revelations he was known to child safety but authorities failed to investigate concerns. The case then disappeared, and the coroner has not held an inquest despite inconclusive evidence and failures by authorities to intervene earlier. Ben Smee reports on the new evidence uncovered by the Broken Trust team.
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