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Some parents just don't care do they!
Mum of drowned boy Kian Dale 'stupid' to leave him alone in bath - BBC News
The mother of a 13-month-old boy who drowned in a bath has told jurors
she was "stupid" to leave him unsupervised for 15 minutes.
Lisa Passey, 28, and her former partner Wayne Dale, 45, left Kian and another
two-year-old child alone while the pair entertained a friend.
Giving evidence at Worcester Crown Court, Ms Passey said it "was down to me
and Wayne.. it's our fault".
Both deny gross negligence manslaughter.
Breaking down at times while recounting what happened the day Kian died
at the couple's home in Kyreside, Tenbury Wells, Ms Passey said: "I don't
want any pity. I was stupid for not going upstairs."
While Kian was in the bath, the court has heard, Ms Passey was in her garden
with a friend drinking coffee and smoking. Mr Dale joined them to also smoke
and then "burn" a CD for the friend.
Kian was later discovered motionless in an overflowing bath by Mr Dale. His
death was consistent with drowning, including what was believed to be
soap bubbles in his lungs.
It was suggested to the court that the two-year-old had turned the taps on
while the pair were downstairs.
Ms Passey was questioned about giving differing accounts of what happened
to doctors, police and social services, including telling a doctor the children
had been in a dry, empty bath.
"I was all over the place," she told prosecution barrister, Jonas Hankin QC.
"If you'd gone through it yourself, losing a child, you'd realise you're still
trying to grieve,"
She told the court it was a regular occurrence for Mr Dale to leave Kian
in the bath, but only "for a few minutes".
Mum of drowned boy Kian Dale 'stupid' to leave him alone in bath - BBC News
The mother of a 13-month-old boy who drowned in a bath has told jurors
she was "stupid" to leave him unsupervised for 15 minutes.
Lisa Passey, 28, and her former partner Wayne Dale, 45, left Kian and another
two-year-old child alone while the pair entertained a friend.
Giving evidence at Worcester Crown Court, Ms Passey said it "was down to me
and Wayne.. it's our fault".
Both deny gross negligence manslaughter.
Breaking down at times while recounting what happened the day Kian died
at the couple's home in Kyreside, Tenbury Wells, Ms Passey said: "I don't
want any pity. I was stupid for not going upstairs."
While Kian was in the bath, the court has heard, Ms Passey was in her garden
with a friend drinking coffee and smoking. Mr Dale joined them to also smoke
and then "burn" a CD for the friend.
Kian was later discovered motionless in an overflowing bath by Mr Dale. His
death was consistent with drowning, including what was believed to be
soap bubbles in his lungs.
It was suggested to the court that the two-year-old had turned the taps on
while the pair were downstairs.
Ms Passey was questioned about giving differing accounts of what happened
to doctors, police and social services, including telling a doctor the children
had been in a dry, empty bath.
"I was all over the place," she told prosecution barrister, Jonas Hankin QC.
"If you'd gone through it yourself, losing a child, you'd realise you're still
trying to grieve,"
She told the court it was a regular occurrence for Mr Dale to leave Kian
in the bath, but only "for a few minutes".