Mum who tried to drown her two-year-old son in the bath claims it was just ‘five seconds of parental failure’

A MUM who tried to drown her two-year-old son in the bath claimed it was just “five seconds of parental failure.” The 23-year-old woman held the boy’s head underwater for five seconds while she was bathing him at her home in Victoria, Australia. The 23-year-old mum held her son’s head underwater for five seconds, a court was told GettyThe mum pleaded guilty to one count of reckless conduct endangering life[/caption] The young mum was struggling with her mental health at the time, a court was told. She pleaded guilty to one count of reckless conduct endangering life and appeared for a pre-sentence hearing via video link in the Supreme Court of Victoria, reports news.com.au. “In a nutshell, this was not more than five seconds of parental failure,” defence lawyer Felicity Gerry QC said. The incident took place in July 2020, when the young mum was bathing her two children. She suddenly grabbed the little boy’s head and held him underwater for five seconds, the court was told. She then took him out of the bath and the boy survived and was not injured. Most read in The Sun END OF DAYS La Palma volcano eruption destroys 100 homes as 500 tourists flee 'BROKEN ME' Dad sobs 'I need my babies back' after kids, mum & pal 'murdered' on sleepover ROYAL BA-BEA Beatrice gives birth to 6lb 2oz baby GIRL as she gushes ‘we’re delighted’ SUPERMARKET SHORTAGES 'Two weeks away from British meat disappearing' from supermarkets GOLDEN BOY Romeo Beckham makes debut as David’s son plays right wing for Fort Lauderdale ROYAL ROAST Prince Harry and Meghan Markle humiliated by Emmys host over Oprah interview The following day she searched “child protection after hours” on Google and contacted child protection services. The services alerted police who visited her home where she confessed what she had done. Ms Gerry argued it was not alleged to be an attempted murder but endangerment before adding that the woman had contacted the authorities herself and had been the victim of family violence She said: “She should not be labelled a bad mother, she is a loving mother who is unwell.” She added that the 23-year-old “has suffered enough punishment” as she spent 251 days behind bars, has significant home insecurity and lost the full-time care of her children. The woman will be sentenced at a later date. We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun news desk? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.co.uk or call 02077824104. You can WhatsApp us on 07423 720 250. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours Click here to get The Sun newspaper delivered for FREE for the next six weeks.