![]() ![]() Hope was transferred to Starship Hospital but died on January 26 last year from "catastrophic" head injuries. ![]() ![]() The defendant later ran there but was denied entry. Wallis cleaned the scene while his daughter was rushed to hospital, where she was resuscitated and initially stabilised. The woman got to the address and immediately took the baby - who was limp, very pale and bleeding from the nose - from him. Over 12 frantic minutes, the defendant called his friend three times, claiming he had dropped the baby.ĭuring their final phone conversation, she asked Wallis if Hope was breathing. Just two days later, the victim’s mother fed her daughter, read her a book and settled her into a bassinet before going to see friends. While there, Hope was subject to "extensive ongoing care and observations" and on January 19 last year she underwent a comprehensive examination by a paediatrician, who determined she was progressing well. ![]() She spent time in Invercargill Hospital and Dunedin’s neonatal unit before going home with her parents in December. The victim faced serious health challenges when she was born three months premature in August 2021. "Hope was forcefully smacked around the head, with an open hand, two or three times," he eventually wrote through his lawyer. The facts of the case, revealed for the first time yesterday, showed Wallis eventually changed his story after his initial excuses to police. He was originally charged with murder but that was amended by the Crown. PHOTO: NZMEAn Invercargill man who killed his daughter initially told police he had accidentally dropped her, a court has heard.ĭaniel Wallis (25) appeared in the High Court at Invercargill yesterday, where he pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 5-month-old Hope Elizabeth McFall-Schultz. Daniel Wallis was declined bail and will be behind bars until his sentencing in August. ![]()
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