Mum pleads guilty to manslaughter of toddler who died after being found in pond

A woman has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of her two-year-old daughter, who died after being found in a pond.

Alice Mackey, 42, admitted killing Annabel Mackey in Kingsley, Hampshire, in September 2023.

The two-year-old went missing from her home on 10 September.

She was found a short time later unresponsive at Kingsley Pond.

Annabel was taken to hospital in a serious condition, but died the following afternoon.

Mackey entered the plea at Winchester Crown Court.

She entered a not guilty plea to a charge of murder, which the court heard was acceptable to the prosecution, as reports by two psychiatrists showed she was in a state of "diminished responsibility" at the time of the incident.

Judge Christopher Parker KC adjourned the case for sentencing on 6 October.

He remanded Mackey into custody until then.

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