A California mother accused of drowning her 5-month-old and 2-year-old sons in the bathtub has been arrested, authorities mentioned.
Courtney Williams, 26, was booked Thursday into Yuba County Jail on a homicide cost, in line with information.
The Yuba County Sheriff’s Office was referred to as to her household’s Linda dwelling at 11:45 a.m. by her husband, the daddy of her children, the company mentioned in a (*2*)news launch.
The father mentioned he had returned dwelling from work for lunch simply earlier than midday when his spouse informed him “she had hurt the children,” in line with the discharge.
He discovered the boys “unresponsive in the bathtub full of water” and referred to as authorities, officers mentioned.
Deputies carried out lifesaving measures, however each children had been pronounced lifeless on the scene.
“At this time, detectives believe the apparent drowning of the boys was intentional,” the news launch said.
The investigation is in its early phases and is ongoing.
“The tragic loss of five-month-old Holden and his two-and-a-half-year old brother Ronin reverberates throughout our department and into the community,” Yuba County Sheriff Wendell Anderson mentioned. “There are no words to adequately describe the sadness we feel for the family at this time.”
Some neighbors had been shocked to study of the tragedy.
Neighbor Heather Ronson informed NBC affiliate KCRA of Sacramento, California, her youngsters would play with Ronin.
“He’s just a little tiny guy, and he’s got brown hair, and his bright red little face, and his little boots on, and out here riding his little bike. ‘Hi, hi,’ over the fence,” Ronson mentioned. “Just a sweet little boy, and the fact that I’m never going to see him again is heartbreaking.”
Speaking on Williams and her arrest, Ronson mentioned: “I just wish she would have come out and asked for help … I would have done anything to help her.”
Lawyer information for Williams was not accessible early Friday morning.
Linda is a neighborhood situated about 40 miles north of Sacramento.
