"Adam Vaitilingam KC, prosecuting, said: The defendant had taken Annabel from their house to a nearby pond and held her under the water until she stopped struggling and Annabel died as a result. He added that Mackey then phoned 999 and lied to officers and doctors saying someone must have taken Annabel from their house before saying she had found her in the pond."
"Sentencing Mackey at Winchester Crown Court, the judge, Mr Justice Saini, said that she was under the delusional belief that the best way to protect her (Annabel) from a bad mother was to kill her, you falsely believed she was not flourishing under your care and, in fact, was suffering under your care. He said: You considered in your deluded state that this was some form of mercy for Annabel."
"Reports by two psychiatrists showed that she was suffering from a condition that meant she was substantially impaired so unable to make a rational judgement at the time of the incident. The court heard that Mackey had suffered postpartum (post natal) depression and anxiety following the birth of Annabel and had been prescribed anti-depressant and anti-psychotic medication. Mr Vaitilingam said: She had a delusional belief she was sub-standard and her daughter was much better off without her. He added"
Alice Mackey, 42, took her two-year-old daughter Annabel to a pond near their home in Kingsley, Bordon, Hampshire, on September 10, 2023, and held her under the water until she stopped struggling. Annabel was taken to hospital in a serious condition and died the following afternoon after life support was switched off. Mackey pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility and was jailed for four years at Winchester Crown Court. Psychiatric reports found she was substantially impaired and unable to make a rational judgment at the time. The court heard she had suffered postpartum depression and anxiety and had delusional beliefs that killing Annabel would protect her.
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