Accused child killer to appear in court March 9, 2010 - 5:44AM Ads by Google Wireless Internet - $9.99 Take the net with you, from $9.99No phone lines,same day connection
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An Indian national will face a Melbourne court on Tuesday charged over the death of three-year-old Gurshan Singh last week.
Gursewak Dhillon, 23, faced an out-of-sessions court hearing before a bail justice on Sunday evening charged with manslaughter by criminal negligence.
He was remanded in custody to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
The toddler's body was found at Oaklands Junction, near Melbourne Airport, about six hours after he disappeared from his Lalor home, about 20km away.
Police allege Dhillon, who shared the home with Gurshan's parents and others, placed the boy unconscious but alive in the boot of his car, drove around for at least three hours and then dumped him at Oaklands Junction without checking to see if he was dead or alive.
An autopsy has not revealed the cause of death, and police have given no infirmation on how Gurshan came to be unconscious.
The court case comes after Gurshan's mother, Harpreet Kaur Channa, wrote of her anguish in a letter to the Herald Sun newspaper.
"Our son was a beautiful boy and he was very loved and he is still in the front of our eyes," the letter said.
"Up to this point our grief has been so bad, so deep, so beyond explanation.
"We want to thank the Australian people for their support and the Victoria Police for (making an arrest) so fast."
