Babysitter arrested after baby found underwater in bathtub
EL MIRAGE, Ariz. – A baby has died a week after being pulled from a bathtub in The Mirageaccording to GoFundMe of his family, and his babysitter is facing charges in connection with the incident.
The Mirage Police The department said a mother dropped off her three children at Cynthia Gaddy’s home near 127th Avenue and Thunderbird June 16.
At around 8:30 p.m., Gaddy, 49, was bathing the one-year-old boy, with a 3-year-old child, when she left the bathroom, only to return to find the one-year-old child underwater and without reaction. .
The boy, Lorenzo, was taken to a local hospital by firefighters before being airlifted to Phoenix Children’s.
Parents set up a GoFundMe page seek help with his medical bills and announced on June 24 that he had passed away.
Cynthia Gaddy is charged with four counts of crimes against children.
She reportedly told police she had been distracted and had gone to another part of the house. When she returned to the bathroom, Lorenzo was submerged underwater.
Police did not say how long the child was underwater, but according to the fundraising site, parents say Lorenzo’s brain was without oxygen for about 30 minutes.
Babysitter arrested after 1-year-old nearly drowned in El Mirage bathtub
Police say a babysitter has been arrested after a baby nearly drowned in a bathtub at a home in El Mirage. Reporting by FOX 10’s Nicole Garcia.
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