Mum seen 'singing and scrolling on her phone' while son, 3, drowned at waterpark

Mum seen 'singing and scrolling on her phone' while son, 3, drowned at waterpark
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Mum seen 'singing and scrolling on her phone' while son, 3, drowned at waterpark
Author: mirrornews@mirror.co.uk (Liam Buckler)
Published: Jan, 25 2025 08:01

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As the child struggled in the water, a witness told police: "Weaver did not immediately react to the situation and was surprised to learn that she was the mother of the drowning child when Weaver jumped in the water."

Mum seen 'singing and scrolling on her phone' while son, 3, drowned at waterpark A mum accused of being "glued to her phone" while her 3-year-son tragically drowned at a water park has been charged, according to police.

Jessica Weaver, 35, was initially arrested on an injury to child charge after her son Anthony was found unresponsive in a 4ft pool inside the Camp Cohen Water Park in Texas on May 13, 2023.

Two other bystanders told police that they saw "Weaver laying down and singing along to her phone, for approximately seven minutes before the toddler was pulled out of the water."

But on December 12, Weaver was charged on one count of injury to a child causing serious bodily injury or deficiency.

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