8 Jun 2021

Pair charged with assault of 4yo boy remanded on bail

10:21 am on 8 June 2021

A man and a woman charged with the assault of a 4-year-old boy in Flaxmere have been remanded on bail.

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Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook

In January last year, a boy was found critically injured at a property in the Hastings suburb.

Police said the boy had made a remarkable recovery but had permanent brain damage.

Last week, police charged a 32-year-old woman and 27-year-old man over the incident.

They appeared in front of a registrar at the Hastings District Court this morning.

They were granted interim name suppression and will reappear in court next month.