FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 3 - Caught on Camera

Four years on and still no answers about how this baby boy died at New Lambton

It has been nearly four years since a six-month-old baby suffered critical injuries at a home at New Lambton.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 6, 2022

Baby killer had aimed to be an 'NRL star'

NSW man Jie Smith will be sentenced on December 7 for the manslaughter of a baby he dropped on its its head in the Newcastle suburb of New Lambton in 2019.

AAP · Dec 1, 2022

'Justice not served' after murder acquittal: baby boy's mother says

The mother of a six-month-old baby who was killed at New Lambton in 2019 has told a court "justice has not been served" after her ex-partner was acquitted of murdering the boy and said she would never hurt her children.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 1, 2022

'I'm going to bash the f--- out of you now': Cameron Welsh guilty of baseball bat attacks, head stomping

In the space of a few days in June last year, Cameron Reginald Welsh brutally bashed three men in three separate attacks at New Lambton, Woodberry and Beresfield, stomping on one man's head and repeatedly striking two others with a baseball bat.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 7, 2022

$50,000 bill for sportsground damage as cars disobey closure

The parkland around Ford Oval, New Lambton has been left in a state of disrepair by deep tyre tracks turning the grassy area into a mud pit.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 5, 2022

How the winless Eagles are soaring together in NPLW Northern NSW

They are eyeing the wooden spoon but have had plenty of big wins this year.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 17, 2022

Smith cleared of baby murder: one thing certain in child's tragic death

We may never know exactly what led to the tragic death of a six-month-old baby in New Lambton in 2019.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 19, 2022

Jie William Smith not guilty of murdering baby at New Lambton

We may never know exactly what led to the tragic death of a six-month-old baby in New Lambton in 2019.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 19, 2022

New Lambton baby murder: accused Jie Smith's story 'entirely possible'

A scenario put forward by a man accused of murdering a baby was "entirely possible" as an explanation for the fatal injuries, a jury has been told.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 14, 2022

New Lambton baby murder trial: accused Jie Smith claims he was "covering" for boy's mother

A man accused of murdering a six-month-old boy at New Lambton in 2019 told detectives after his arrest that he was "covering" for the baby's mother and the child had bruises on his body before arriving at his house, a jury has heard.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 11, 2022