Toddler drowns in tub after being left alone by 14-year-old enjoying on laptop

A child has drowned in a tub in Houston whereas the mom was busy cooking and a 14-year-old who was left in control of the toddler was enjoying on the pc, police stated. 

The tragedy unfolded simply earlier than 6:40 p.m. Thursday when police have been referred to as to an house on West Bellfort Boulevard for a report of an unresponsive youngster.

The toddler’s mom had stepped away to complete cooking dinner and left the 14-year-old in control of the infant’s tub time, police speaking told the station KTRK.

The teenager crammed the bathtub with water, positioned the infant inside after which exited the lavatory to make use of the pc, leaving the teenager unsupervised, cops stated.

It was not till the infant’s mom returned and located the bath overflowing with water that she found that her child had drowned.

Police stated relations allegedly forgot that the toddler was alone within the tub, which overfilled presumably as a result of the drain was clogged.

Investigators haven’t revealed the gender or the precise age of the infant, solely saying the toddler was below a 12 months previous.

The child was rushed to Texas Kids’s Hospital, the place they have been pronounced useless.

A Houston Police Division spokesperson informed The Put up Friday that murder detectives are investigating the drowning dying, however to date no felony fees have been filed.