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Canterbury baby's violent death never discussed by mother and partner, inquest told

Otago Daily Times Online News·Friday, 15 May 2026·18 days ago
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By Tim Brown of RNZ The two people suspected to be responsible for the death of baby Soul Turany never discussed how the boy suffered his catastrophic head injuries, an inquest has heard. Police say either the boy's mother Storme Turany or her then-partner Tony Farmer must have inflicted the injuries that killed the 16-week-old, some time on the morning of 30 August, 2014 at their rural home near Darfield. Soul died early on 31 August, 2014. Clinicians have told the inquest into Soul's death that he could not have injured himself, the person who did it would have known what they had done and Soul would have been unconscious soon after the assault. Coroner Ian Telford advised Turany and Farmer of the privilege against self-incrimination before they gave evidence in Christchurch. During more than nine hours on the stand Turany did not invoke that privilege and strenuously denied any involvement in her son's death , instead pointing the finger at Farmer.…

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