A Wisconsin mother was arrested this week after her 1 year old son drowned in the bathtub while she cooked breakfast.
Selena Doxzon, 28, explained to investigators that after bathing her two young sons, aged 3 and 1, she left them in the bathtub to play while she went to the kitchen to cook breakfast and wash dishes, as per WDJT.
After approximately four minutes, she noticed her older son entering the room dripping wet. When she went back to the bathroom to retrieve a towel, she discovered her younger son floating face up and unresponsive, as reported by Law&Crime.
Upon hearing Doxzon’s cries for help, a neighbor rushed to assist and performed CPR until emergency medical services arrived. The younger boy, identified as Asher Wyatt Doxzon, was rushed to Children’s Wisconsin hospital, where he was tragically pronounced deceased, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
According to the criminal complaint, Doxzon said she usually washed the boys separately and only recently had begun putting the younger child into the tub instead of the sink, WDJT said.
According to the complaint, the water in the tub was about 3 1/2 to 4 inches deep, reaching the older boy’s belly when he sat in the tub. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the cause of death to be asphyxiation as a result of drowning.
Doxzon was charged with on count of neglect of a child causing death. Her bond was set at $10,000, and she is due back in court for a preliminary hearing on May 30.
