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The Lethbridge mother and father of a six-week-old woman have been charged in what police say was abuse and sexual assault that left their six-week-old daughter preventing for her life.
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After stories of the child being abused, Lethbridge police carried out a welfare test at a house the place they discovered the mother and father and a new child woman in medical misery.
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She was transported to the hospital by EMS.
“Her accidents had been discovered to be severe and she or he is presently in vital situation,” Lethbridge Police stated in a press launch Friday.
“(An) iInvestigation decided that the child had been assaulted and sexually assaulted a number of occasions up to now six weeks.”
A 52-year-old man charged with sexual assault, aggravated assault, sexual interference and failure to offer the requirements of life.
A 31-year-old girl is charged with failing to offer the requirements of life.
The names of the accused have been withheld to guard the identification of the kid, police stated.
Each are in custody and had been because of seem in court docket on Friday.
With the investigation persevering with, police stated they might not remark additional on the case.
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