More details have emerged about the family harm incident in Hamilton this morning where a young child was violently killed.
Neighbours say a woman at the address ran to a neighbour’s house to get help.
She was “dragged” back to her home by the alleged offender.
It is understood the alleged offender is her partner or former partner.
The woman was injured and the alleged offender was also rushed to hospital with self-inflicted injuries.
A young child died and it is understood at least one other was injured.
The couple are thought to have four children in total.
Neighbours have spoken to the Herald about seeing police carry two young children out of the property - a “lifeless” baby and a slightly older infant.
Police forensic specialists are at the house carrying out a scene examination.
The walls of the doorway of a home behind the cordon are covered in smeared blood.
It not the home where the victims lived.
Neighbours are congregating and watching police work, several brought to tears over the violence that occurred only metres from their homes.
Jesse, a local resident who said he was one of the first on scene told the Herald “I knew the baby was gone ... it was lifeless”.
He said he knew something was wrong when he saw a man dragging a woman across the street.
Jesse told the Herald that he saw the woman get stabbed.
"I was trying to look for (the alleged offender) to make sure the kids were OK because we know that they had kids there," he said.
“That’s all we wanted to know if they were OK, but I didn’t want to go inside at the time.”
He said the alleged offender was found at a nearby property.
The last time he saw the injured woman she couldn’t breath properly but was speaking.
Another neighbour, Kasey, said she and other neighbours helped keep the two uninjured children safe, wrapping them in blankets.
“[One child] was playing with a doll and she mimicked what she saw. The trauma that poor child has to live with.
She said a nana and auntie arrived at the scene and “dropped to ground, screaming and bawling” after learning what had happened.
Police would not be drawn on specifics but other sources have spoken about what happened at the address.
“Emergency services were called shortly after midnight to Douglas Cres, Fairfield, after a report of an assault,” a police spokesperson said.“When police arrived at the property, they found one person deceased and two others seriously injured, who were transported to hospital.
“A 34-year-old man was found a short distance from the address with serious injuries and was also transported to hospital, where he remains under police guard.
“A scene examination will take place at the property today.
“Police would like to reassure the community that this is an isolated incident and there is no ongoing risk to the wider public.”
The spokesperson confirmed the 34-year-old man will face charges in due course in relation to the incident.
Police, fire and ambulance have all attended the address and the cordon encompasses at least 10 houses.
Two paramedic bags, gloves and other tools are strewn across the front lawn of one property, which has police tape across it inside the cordon.
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