- Baby River was found dead on August 11
- His mother has shared a heartbreaking tribute
The mother of a nine-week-old baby boy who died suddenly under mysterious circumstances has written a heartbreaking tribute to her son as new details emerge about the tragedy.
Kiarnie Rodgers, 20, shared a poignant photo of a memorial she set up in her home in honor of her son, as well as a poem she wrote for him as she prepared for her son’s funeral.
Baby River was found dead on August 11 at a property on Larbonya Crescent in Capalaba, south-east Brisbane.
Emergency services have reportedly been to the same address before and River has previously been treated in hospital for a skull fracture.
Queensland police have launched an investigation and are treating the boy’s “sudden death” as suspicious.
River’s maternal grandfather, Cameron Faulkner, has now spoken out against the trolls who passed judgment on his grandson’s death.
He said his grandson was staying with his father at the time of the tragedy and had previously suffered a fractured skull after his older brother pulled him from his father’s arms.
“My daughter is an amazing mother and it pains me to see people who don’t know the whole story taking pleasure in writing about things they know nothing about,” he said in a social media post after the tragedy.
Baby River (pictured) was found dead in Brisbane’s south-east last week
River’s mother Kiarnie Rodgers has broken her silence to honor her son
My grandson was not abused[d] he was very loved. My daughter was a loving, caring mother who loved her children.’
On Sunday, Rivers was a mother described her son as an angel and promised to love him forever and make sure his older brother would always remember him.
“We will never forget you, We think of you every day, The love we hold in our hearts, Never fades,” reads a poem she shared.
‘If we go on without you, Life won’t be the same. Always watch over us, Until we meet again.’
Daily Mail Australia does not suggest that River’s relatives were involved in his death.
A makeshift memorial has been erected for River as his family gathers to raise funds for his funeral
Cameron Faulkner is pictured with his grandson
Mr. Faulkner now has a GoFundMe with a goal of $9,000 to help his daughter give River “the beautiful ceremony he deserves.”
“River was a wonderful son/great-great-grandson/great-grandson/grandson/brother/nephew/cousin,” Mr. Faulkner wrote.
We all loved him so much [and] Not a day went by that he didn’t warm our hearts with his beautiful smile and cheerful character.
“All money donated will go towards this ceremony/funeral. If there is any money left over, it will go towards helping my daughter feed her other one year old son and get through this tragedy.”
On Monday, Queensland police told Daily Mail Australia that the investigation into the tragedy is ongoing.
“Police are investigating the sudden death of a baby,” a Queensland Police spokesman said.
‘The circumstances surrounding the boy’s death are still being investigated.’
