Girl, 9, drowned in bath after mum left her alone to look for her favourite toy

A NINE-YEAR-OLD miss drowned successful the bath aft her mum near her unsocial to look for her favourite toy.

Mia-Ann Myerscough, from Bridgend successful South Wales, died connected September 13, 2021 aft suffering a seizure.

The tot had a uncommon signifier of epilepsy with aboriginal onset seizures, cognitive and sensory delays and behavioural problems.

But she had not suffered a seizure for 2 years earlier her death, an inquest into her decease has heard.

Mia-Ann's mum Julia Myerscough had taken her for a bath upstairs successful their household location connected the evening of September 12, 2021.

But she realised Mia-Anna did not person her favourite Danny Dog squishy toy, which she needed to unbend successful the bath.

Julia told the inquest astatine Pontypridd coroners' tribunal that she went downstairs for nary much than 5 minutes.

She said: "She was sitting towards the apical of the bath successful the country adjacent to her small squishies - her small friends.

"I made definite the pat was turned disconnected and I went down to get Danny Dog."

Julia's spouse Vernon Ward said helium heard a "bump" oregon a "bang" portion she was upstairs.

He shouted doubly asking Mia-Ann if she was OK - but did not get a response.

When helium went upstairs, helium recovered the babe partially immersed successful the water.

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