The mother of a toddler who drowned over the weekend has said her son’s death was a “tragic mistake.”
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15-month-old Junior Paul Donley was taking a bath on Sunday when his mother Kelly-Anne, 33, went to unload the washing.
However, when she returned, little Junior was dead.
“He was very waterwise, as you can see in the photo (taken several months ago) he could stand up. At times he could slip but was able to pick himself straight back up,’ she told The Advertiser.
“(As a parent) we know what our children are capable of and not capable of. I just took that risk and that chance which I shouldn’t have,” she said.
Police confirmed the child’s death, but would not release details, saying only that there were no suspicious circumstances.
According to neighbours, police had been called to the home at least five times in the past four months.
The family is also known to Families SA, according to Education and Child Development officials.
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