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Mother distracted by American Idol - child almost drowns
Posted: 03-06-08 20:56pm
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http://w
ww.theindychannel.com/news/15477306/detail
.html
INDIANAPOLIS -- The mother of a girl who
almost drowned in a bathtub last week told
investigators she was watching a
television show in another room and had
forgotten the child was in water, police
said.
Police said Sheila Brooks had left Sirius
Brooks, 3, and her 1-year-old sister in an
upstairs bathtub Thursday night in their
home in the 9300 block of East 42nd
Street.
Sheila Brooks said she initially left the
bathroom to collect some clothes, but she
became distracted by the TV show "American
Idol," watched the program for several
minutes and forgot about the girls,
according to police.
Police said the woman eventually
remembered and asked her 7-year-old
daughter to check on the girls. The
7-year-old found Sirius under the
bathwater and unresponsive, police said.
Sirius was taken to Methodist Hospital,
where she was listed in critical condition
Monday with acute respiratory failure.
No charges have been filed in the case.
Earlier Monday, TheIndyChannel.com
incorrectly reported that Brooks had been
charged.
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Mabel
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Posted: 03-06-08 21:34pm
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No charges? What the... how do you forget
your child? No show is that
important!
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 03-06-08 22:23pm
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Are you serious?  Forget the tv
show why would she leave the room to begin
with and her children were still in the
tub? I don't leave Chu in the tub
unattended for any reason. Not even to
turn around and grab a bar of soap. I set
everything up before hand or if I do
forget something I take him out of the tub
and take him with me. To do anything else
is just asking for trouble.
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rosejackson
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Posted: 03-07-08 04:46am
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jeez! are you frigging serious?
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tinkinpink84
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Posted: 03-07-08 04:55am
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thats crazy, i would never leave both my
kids in the bath ALONE! If anything ill
make jason get something for me, but i
always get everything before hand and take
it all upstairs with me. I dont get how
you could forget your kids!
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rosejackson
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Posted: 03-07-08 05:24am
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| tinkinpink84
wrote: | | thats crazy, i would never
leave both my kids in the bath ALONE! If
anything ill make jason get something for
me, but i always get everything before
hand and take it all upstairs with me. I
dont get how you could forget your
kids! |
i'd never leave my kids unattended either.
so much can happen in a matter of seconds.
i always get everything i need beforehand
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mamaTT
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Posted: 03-07-08 08:54am
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Forgot about her kids?? Why kind of
mother forgets her kids? At the ages of 1
and 3, they are too young to be left
unattended, especially in the bathtub!
What was she thinking!!???
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Emma2
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Posted: 03-07-08 08:57am
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Unfit to be a mother. I could never leave
my son unattended in the bath over some tv
show. I'm afraid to get up to get a towel
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rosejackson
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Posted: 03-07-08 09:02am
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if i forget something, i let william have
his bath, then i take him out and get it
together. 1 and 3 is too young of an age
to do that. it just disgusts me that
someone can do that...and for a television
show!
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Posted: 03-07-08 09:15am
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wait at what point did she think a 3yr old
could look after a 1yr old???
if i forget something i qiuckly take scott
out the bath. bubbles and all lol then get
it and put him back in the bath! im too
scared to even leave him with my 13yr old
brother
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Posted: 03-07-08 09:19am
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| Ayrshire-lass
wrote: | wait at what point did she
think a 3yr old could look after a 1yr
old???
if i forget something i qiuckly take scott
out the bath. bubbles and all lol then get
it and put him back in the bath! im too
scared to even leave him with my 13yr old
brother |
lol i do the same!
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Posted: 03-07-08 10:26am
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laziness, ignorance and irresponsibility
are a deadly combo. i bet she still has
people feeling sorry for her right now
though. i'm surprised the 1 year old was
okay. this is so sad.
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Mabel
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Posted: 03-07-08 10:27am
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Even if no charges were filed
against her, I HOPE she is having to go to
parenting classes and CPS is involved with
teaching her how to be a PARENT.
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 03-07-08 10:40am
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Please tell everybody you know NOT to
leave their young children unattended in
the tub! And please note that the child
that almost drowned was the 3 year
old, not the 1 year old! Even at 3,
accidents can happen quite easily! Never
ever ever leave your child(ren) by
themselves in the bathtub!
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Posted: 03-07-08 10:45am
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Yeah , it's so easy for them to bump their
heads, panick and drown.
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Bridget
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Posted: 03-07-08 11:07am
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unfortunately some people do think it's ok
to leave toddlers unattended in the tub.
you should post this in the bath topic in
parenting debate.
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Posted: 03-07-08 12:28pm
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what is wrong with people??????
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Posted: 03-07-08 15:27pm
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| Ingi
wrote: | | Even if no charges
were filed against her, I HOPE she is
having to go to parenting classes and CPS
is involved with teaching her how to be a
PARENT. |
She is 25 with 5 children, she needs birth
control to go along with those parenting
classes.
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Posted: 03-07-08 15:27pm
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| BridgetHeartsFinn
wrote: | | unfortunately some people do
think it's ok to leave toddlers unattended
in the tub. you should post this in the
bath topic in parenting
debate. |
OMG are you serious?
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Mabel
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Posted: 03-07-08 17:10pm
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| futureshock
wrote: | | BridgetHeartsFinn
wrote: | | unfortunately some people do
think it's ok to leave toddlers unattended
in the tub. you should post this in the
bath topic in parenting
debate. |
OMG are you
serious? |
Yes. Insane, isn't it?
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