A 25-year-old Seattle mother faces first-degree manslaughter charges after her 2-year-old son with Down syndrome drowned in a bathtub, an incident that is a tragic illustration of how vulnerable children with disabilities can be left unprotected in a culture that too often devalues their lives.
Nakeeya L. Arbogast was charged Monday by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office in connection with the July 11 death of her son. Prosecutors allege she placed the toddler face down in the bathtub, turned on the water and left him unattended while she tended to her two other young children and spoke by phone with the children’s father — despite a domestic violence no-contact order.
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