The man who appeared in the Tauranga High Court today charged for the murder of 17-month-old Sadie Leigh Gardner has been named.
Adrian Collin Clancy aged 39, was arrested yesterday following a nearly month-long investigation.
Baby Sadie-Leigh was flown to Auckland's Starship Hospital and died on March 29 as a result of serious head injuries.
Clancy will reappear in the High Court in Tauranga on May 22.