Photo: NZ HeraldA mother will spend two years and seven months behind bars for fracturing her infant's ribs and causing her brain to bleed, but relatives yelled out their support for her in court today. As Ritika was taken away by officers at Auckland District Court today, a woman yelled: "You can't decide the life of my sister" from the public gallery. Ritika inflicted injuries that led to the haematoma while Kumar was not home, but did not seek medical treatment until some 17 hours later. "Your treatment of your baby daughter involved a very gross breach of trust. Detective Inspector Bridget Doell, who was in court today, said the nature of the injuries were horrific.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 04, 2021 03:22 UTC