Lethbridge parents charged in connection with sexual assault of 6-week-old infant

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A Lethbridge mother and father were charged in connection with the assault and sexual assault of their six-week-old daughter.

According to the Lethbridge Police Service, officers responded to a home on the north side of the city on Wednesday, Jan. 18 after a call to check on the welfare of the infant.

Authorities found the six-week-old girl in medical distress.

The parents, who were in the home at the time, can’t be identified to protect the baby’s identity.

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Emergency medical services transported the infant to hospital with extensive injuries, where she remains in critical condition.

Police said the investigation found the baby girl had been assaulted and sexually assaulted numerous times since she was born.

Charges of aggravated assault, sexual assault, sexual interference and failing to provide the necessaries of life have been made against a 52-year-old man. A 31-year-old woman is charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life.

The mother and father were remanded into custody following Judicial Interim Release hearings. They appeared in court Friday with another date set for Jan. 25.