Crime & Safety
Mother Admits Trying To Drown Her 2-Year-Old Son
Authorities said the woman had been making threats online and verbally before the incident.
WHITE PLAINS, NY — A White Plains woman admitted she tried to drown her 2-year-old son.
Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah said Monday that La'Quanaya Ward, 30, of White Plains, pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree attempted murder, a felony.
She faces a sentence range from a minimum of five years to a maximum of 25 years in state prison.
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Prosecutors said, on Dec. 3, 2019, Ward tried to drown her son in her bathtub at the Coachman Family Center in White Plains, where she was a resident.
She had been making verbal and online threats and was stopped by another resident who forced her out of the bathroom, allowing the child to come up for air.
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The Westchester County Department of Public Safety investigated the incident and arrested Ward Dec. 11, 2019.
She is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 20.
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