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Mother jailed after drowning two-year-old daughter in village pond
- Alice Mackey, a 42-year-old teaching assistant from Kingsley, was sentenced to four years imprisonment for manslaughter of her two-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Annabel, in a pond on September 10, 2023.
- Mackey admitted to killing her daughter, with her mental health issues—specifically postpartum psychosis and a severe psychiatric condition—found to have severely impaired her ability to make rational decisions at the time, leading to a manslaughter conviction based on diminished responsibility.
- The prosecution stated Mackey took Annabel to a nearby pond about 300 metres from their home, held her underwater until she stopped struggling, then repeatedly lied to police to cover up the killing.
- Annabel was found unresponsive and taken to hospital in critical condition, dying when life support was turned off the following afternoon, while her father Peter expressed deep trauma and guilt for not protecting her.
- The case highlights the impact of untreated mental illness on actions and the tragedy experienced by all involved, as the judge and defense counsel acknowledged Mackey's remorse and delusional state.
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