Hurt Unanderra toddler taken off ventilator

By Emma Shaw
Updated November 6 2012 - 1:21am, first published November 29 2010 - 10:05am
The Unanderra toddler fighting for her life at Sydney Children's Hospital in Randwick.
The Unanderra toddler fighting for her life at Sydney Children's Hospital in Randwick.

The toddler allegedly attacked by her father at Unanderra earlier this month has turned a corner in the fight for her life.The girl, who remains in intensive care at Sydney Children's Hospital in Randwick, was yesterday taken off her ventilator and is now able to breathe on her own with oxygen support.The child suffered serious head injuries following the alleged attack on November 18. Her father has since been charged with attempted murder and wounding a person with the intention of causing grievous bodily harm and will appear before court in January.A Facebook page has been established in support of the toddler and about 1.30pm yesterday a post appeared claiming: "It worked. She is breathing. Thankyou every one for your prayers. Our little angel made it."The site was inundated with messages, one person writing: "You can do it baby gal take that first breathe of your future, you are in safe hands now. You gonna have all them boys chasing you and Mummy warning them stay away, you have so much more to look forward to and all is safe!"The girl is now in the care of the Department of Community Services but a Facebook site has been set up campaigning for the return of the child to her mother.It has so far attracted more than 2400 supporters. One user yesterday commented:"I can't understand why they took the children off [the mother] when she did nothing."Another wrote: "In today's world they blame both parents before they look at what really happened. It's not right for them to judge this woman but they do."Yesterday, Minister for Community Services Linda Burney confirmed doctors had turned off the toddler's ventilator to ascertain if she could breathe unassisted. She said the youngster was now breathing on her own."This little girl remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital," Ms Burney said."Any future decisions about the girl's life support will only be made after consultation with both parents and based on strict medical advice."

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