By
Press Association 2021
Simone Perry
A mother found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter after her unattended baby son drowned in the bath has been jailed for 22 months.
Simone Perry sent a WhatsApp message to a friend and made a phone call after leaving five-month-old Renzo Lake, who slipped off a baby bath seat into 13cm of water and drowned.
The 27-year-old was found guilty at Northampton Crown Court in March after jurors heard claims she had left the bathroom at her Northamptonshire home for several minutes on January 27, 2019, assuming her son would be safe.
Renzo Lake. (Northamptonshire Police/PA)
Passing sentence at the same court on Friday, Judge Adrienne Lucking QC told Perry: “On discovering Renzo, you immediately called the emergency services and tried to resuscitate Renzo.