Brisbane couple charged with murdering nine-month-old baby son

Horrific way a defenceless baby died after his mum and boyfriend ‘forgot about the infant during a three-day drug binge’ – leaving him with ‘no food or water’, court hears

• Nine-month-old Dexter Wilton was found dead in a Brisbane home in 2019
• Medical evidence showed infant died of severe dehydration and malnutrition
• Dexter’s mother Natalie Jade Whitehead and partner allegedly on drug binge
• Couple ‘forgot’ about the baby, leaving him without food and water, court heard
• Both later arrested, Whitehead charged with murder & interfering with a corpse
• Andrew Campbell’s lawyer Damian Walsh said his client had no duty to the child

By Cheryl Goodenough For Australian Associated Press

Published: 03:31 EST, 23 February 2022 | Updated: 03:32 EST, 23 February 2022