A 54-year-old man has been arrested and charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after a child suffered serious neck injuries in a family harm incident early this morning, police say.
Detective inspector Karen Bright said emergency services were called to the incident in the Auckland suburb of Rosehill around 3.40am.
The child had “a serious wound to their neck”, she said.
In a statement this evening, police confirmed an arrest had been made in connection with the incident.
“A 54-year-old man has been arrested in relation to this incident and will be appearing in Manukau District Court tomorrow, for wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. As the matter is before the Court, police are unable to provide any further information or comment.”
