A 3-month-old boy is fighting for life in hospital after being assaulted.
The baby suffered the injuries on August 30 at an address in West Auckland. He is in the Starship in a stable condition, but has severe head injuries.
Detective Senior Sergeant Nadene Richmond, of the Waitemata child protection team, confirmed police were investigating the assault and had arrested a 24-year-old Henderson man. He has been charged with assault and is on bail to appear in the Waitakere District Court on September 18.
Police would not say whether the arrested man was the boy's father.
They also declined to comment further on the case now it is before the courts.