Two Clark County, Kentucky women are in custody and charged with manslaughter after the drowning of a 14-month-old.
Court documents allege that Monica and Erica Goodwin were at home with Monica’s 14-month-old child on November 16. The two went upstairs to one of the bedrooms in the house and left the child alone downstairs. Police say the child was alone long enough to climb into a hot tub, that was inside the home, and drown.
Sheriff’s Deputies say in the upstairs bedroom officials could clearly see drug paraphernalia, and when the Goodwins were asked about what happened, they admitted to social services that they regularly use meth. They told social services they had left the child alone to go upstairs and get high.
The two women were arrested on Monday.
Both are facing one count of manslaughter and are currently being held in the Clark County Detention Center on a $50,000 bond.
The Clark County Sheriff’s office says the investigation is still ongoing.
Source: WBKO
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