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A 28-year-old man has been charged over an assault on a 10-week-old baby in Lower Hutt.
Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Cooper said the baby was taken by ambulance to hospital early yesterday suffering bruising and a possible head injury.
The baby remained under observation in hospital today.
Mr Cooper said a man was charged with assault on a child and was due to appear in Lower Hutt District Court on Thursday.
Police would not say whether the man charged was the baby's father.
- NZPA
