#DC-0038
Jaye Lee Walton
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last updated 16 July 2026 · 6 sources
Confirmed facts
13
Open questions
5
Latest report
23 Sep 2025
Court status
Bail granted
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Timeline of what's confirmed13 entries
Saturday 12 July 2025, about 10:30am
ABC News reported that emergency services were alerted after a seven-month-old baby was pulled unresponsive from a lake at Chatsworth Park, off Gympie-Curra Road, by his mother.
ABC News, 16 Jul 2025
Saturday 12 July 2025
ABC News reported that campers performed CPR until paramedics arrived and that the baby was taken to Gympie Hospital, where he died later that evening.
ABC News, 16 Jul 2025
Saturday 12 July 2025
ABC News reported that the infant had been staying with his parents at a campsite about 40 metres from the water's edge while the family was travelling back to North Queensland.
ABC News, 16 Jul 2025
Monday 14 July 2025
ABC News reported that homicide detectives were called in and police were treating the baby's death at that stage as unexplained.
ABC News, 14 Jul 2025
Monday 14 July 2025
ABC News reported Detective Inspector Craig Mansfield said police were appealing for people who were at or near Chatsworth Park between 9am and 11am on the Saturday morning to come forward.
ABC News, 14 Jul 2025
Monday 14 July 2025
ABC News reported that a post-mortem examination was carried out on the boy on Monday morning and that detectives were awaiting additional test results.
ABC News, 15 Jul 2025
Tuesday 15 July 2025
ABC News reported that a 42-year-old man known to the child was arrested in Bundamba on Tuesday afternoon.
ABC News, 15 Jul 2025
Wednesday 16 July 2025
ABC News reported that Jaye Lee Walton, 42, was charged with manslaughter of his seven-month-old son, Reef Hunter Walton, with domestic violence as an aggravating factor; ABC News reported the charge as an allegation.
ABC News, 16 Jul 2025
Wednesday 16 July 2025
ABC News reported that Mr Walton's matter was briefly heard in Ipswich Magistrates Court, that he did not appear in person, and that the case was adjourned for a bail application.
ABC News, 16 Jul 2025
Thursday 17 July 2025
ABC News reported that Mr Walton appeared by video link in Ipswich Magistrates Court, was denied bail, and was remanded in custody.
ABC News, 17 Jul 2025
Thursday 17 July 2025
ABC News reported that the court heard allegations about witness claims, while prosecutor Senior Sergeant Michael Read said police were yet to identify the people who made those claims and were searching for more witnesses.
ABC News, 17 Jul 2025
Thursday 17 July 2025
ABC News reported that the court heard Mr Walton's partner described him as a loving father and the child's primary carer.
ABC News, 17 Jul 2025
Tuesday 23 September 2025
ABC News reported that the Supreme Court in Brisbane granted Mr Walton bail with conditions including reporting to a police station twice daily, seven days a week, and abstaining from alcohol.
ABC News, 23 Sep 2025
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What is the current court listing or procedural status after the 23 September 2025 bail decision?unconfirmed in the trusted-source results reviewed · unconfirmed
What did any additional post-mortem or test results determine about the cause of death?unconfirmed in the trusted-source results reviewed · unconfirmed
Were the witness claims discussed at the 17 July 2025 bail hearing later identified, withdrawn, or tested in court?unconfirmed in the trusted-source results reviewed · unconfirmed
Have prosecutors filed any additional, amended, or alternative charges since the latest ABC News report?unconfirmed in the trusted-source results reviewed · unconfirmed
Has a committal hearing, trial date, plea, or final outcome been reported by a trusted source?unconfirmed in the trusted-source results reviewed · unconfirmed
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