A father's gun, a deadly game, and a three-year-old who will never turn four.

“We didn’t know what it was. We thought it was a deer. When it came closer, we saw it was a kangaroo. We thought it disappeared from a zoo or something.”

“I just need to have closure on this story because it feels like my life has been somebody else’s story, and I want it to be my own.”

Police say the toddler was playing outside her home when she went missing during a 10-minute power outage in the neighbourhood.

And it's not just because he ended it in a text message.

I saw a nurse at a clinic but there was no counselling. I [also] saw a nurse at Villawood but there was no interpreter. I asked but was not allowed to talk with my lawyer.

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These consequences are wide-ranging and include everything from anxiety and depression to rule-breaking and aggression.

And her bump looked glorious!

“We are very much looking forward to it.”