A mother whose five-month-old son slipped off a baby seat into the bath and drowned in 13cm of water after she left him alone for four minutes to make a call and use WhatsApp was today jailed for 22 months.
Simone Perry was found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter last month after jurors heard she left Renzo Lake in the bathroom at her Northamptonshire home on January 27, 2019, assuming he would be safe.
On discovering that the baby had slipped into the bath and drowned, the 27-year-old called emergency services and tried to resuscitate him.
Northampton Crown Court heard Perry told paramedics she left him alone for four minutes and that it was her fault. She then gave an account of events to a number of doctors but omitted to tell them about using the phone.
Northampton mother who left baby alone in bath jailed for manslaughter by gross negligence
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Northamptonshire: Mum jailed for killing baby son left alone in bath
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