A two-month-old baby girl was found stabbed to death in a suburb south of Brisbane, Australia, Courier Mail reports. Qianqian
"Queenie" Xu was allegedly stabbed by her grandfather at the family’s
home in Parkinson about 2.30pm yesterday, January 6.
The child was found in critical state by the police authorities.
Passersby and neighbours reported hearing horrific screams coming from
inside the house. The police officials who responded to calls from
neighbours rushed inside and took the critically injured infant to
hospital but the baby could not be saved. She succumbed to injuries.
Her
grandmother and mother, Yuanyuan Cao, 28, originally from Luoyang in
China, were also stabbed. Ms Yuanyuan’s partner George was working at
the time of the attack.
Duncan
said the baby’s father was at work when police believe the grandfather
started stabbing the trio. The father, a small-business owner, did not
know his child was dead until detectives told him. He is being comforted
by family.
Duncan also added that there were no recent incidents at the home to point to such a horrific turn of events.
"The father actually expressed his surprise that something could happen," he said.
The
grandparents had travelled to Australia from China in December as the
baby’s mother prepared to return to work at a bank and needed help with
childcare.
They had previously been in the country in September for the birth of the child.
Det Insp Duncan said the grandfather, 53, who was found in the front
yard of the property with life-threatening injuries, which police
believe may have been self-inflicted. All three underwent surgery last
night. The grandfather was
out of intensive care and is expected to speak with police in the
coming days. The grandmother is still in intensive care, and the mother
is recovering and has spoken with police.
The horrific incident took place supposedly after an argument broke out between the grandparents and the young mother.
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