Breaking: Man, 23, charged with murder over death of eight-week-old baby
A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of an eight-week-old baby in Perth. The incident is under investigation by the Homicide Squad and Child Abuse Detectives. The accused, Eric Ronald Riley, is currently in custody and will appear in court in June.
- ▪Eric Ronald Riley, 23, has been charged with murder over the death of an eight-week-old child.
- ▪The baby was seriously injured earlier this month in the Perth suburb of Innaloo.
- ▪Riley is in custody and will remain there until his next court appearance in June.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 9 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Man charged with attempted murder, arson — The Sydney Morning Herald
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Eric Ronald Riley, 23, charged with murder over death of eight-week-old babyTopic:CrimeMon 25 May 2026 at 4:40pmMon 25 May 2026 at 4:40pmMon 25 May 2026 at 4:40pmabc.net.au/news/man-23-charged-with-murder-over-eight-week-old-child-s-death/106719592Link copiedShareShare articleA 23-year-old man has been charged with murder over the death of an eight-week-old child.Western Australia police said Homicide Squad and Child Abuse Detectives had been investigating an incident in the Perth suburb of Innaloo earlier this month in which the baby was seriously injured.After the child died on Saturday, Eric Ronald Riley from Innaloo was charged with murder.He is in custody where he will remain until his next court appearance in June.LoadingMore stories from WAThis WA town is crawling with mice and…
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