A man has been charged with repeatedly assaulting a two-year-old boy, leaving the child with critical injuries.
It's the second case of horrific child abuse in the state in just two days.
An 18-month-old boy died on Thursday from injuries he suffered in a separate assault, allegedly at the hands of a 29-year-old man.
Police allege the two-year-old was assaulted on a number of occasions between December and March.
He was airlifted from Kin Kin, near Gympie, to the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital in Brisbane on Thursday afternoon.
A 33-year-old man from Kin Kin has been charged with one count of grievous bodily harm and four counts of assault occasioning bodily harm and will face the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday.
In the case of the 18-month-old, a man has been charged with murder after the boy died in a Townsville hospital from unspecified injuries.
The child was initially taken to the Moranbah Hospital in central Queensland on Wednesday, but was transferred to Townsville when the extent of his injuries became clear.
The 29-year-old man accused of killing the boy will face the the Mackay Magistrates Court on Friday.
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