- Romanian woman due in Magistrate’s Court this morning charged with neglect
- Two-year-old boy nearly drowned in Coronation Park last month
- Three women gave the boy chest compressions and rescue breaths as he was blue-grey and without any vital signs
A WOMAN was due to appear in court this morning charged with neglect after a two-year-old boy nearly drowned in Coronation Park.
The toddler’s seemingly lifeless body was hauled from the water by a member of the public.
His rescuers said he was ‘face down’ in the pool.
Three women gave the boy chest compressions and rescue breaths as he was ‘blue-grey’ and ‘without any vital signs’.
A 30-year-old woman from Romania, was yesterday charged with two counts of neglect.
She was today due to appear before the Magistrate having been released previously on police bail.
The young boy, who has not been named, was found, according to witnesses, unconscious and floating in a rubber ring with his head submerged in the water on Tuesday 30 June.
He was taken to the Hospital but discharged later the same day.
His rescuers – Jemma Spence, Laura Jacques and Sharon Moody – later called on Islanders to learn vital resuscitation skills.
Speaking to the JEP earlier this month Miss Spence (27), who is a qualified nanny and trained in CPR, said she did not know how long the child was unconscious for but said that his mouth was ‘full of water’.
The trio’s swift response was commended by dozens of Islanders on social media with many saying the ‘heroes’ should be rewarded for their actions.
