A 45-year-old father has been charged with the murder of his three-year-old son in Sydney’s south-west. Nathan Vikatos was arrested in hospital after undergoing life-saving surgery for self-inflicted injuries.
The toddler was found dead in their Riverwood apartment on Wednesday afternoon. Police were called by a female relative of the family. Vikatos was taken to St George Hospital in a critical condition under police escort.
He was formally arrested at the hospital on Friday and refused bail. He is due to appear at Parramatta bail court on Saturday. Police confirmed that the child’s mother died a couple of years ago.
Superintendent Sheridan Waldau described the incident as tragic, offering condolences to the extended family. She noted that police attend around 140,000 domestic violence incidents each year.
