Mother accused of attempted murder on children seeks bail

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 05:32 · Archive

A woman accused of driving her three young children into a creek in March has sought bail in Victoria's Supreme Court.

A mother accused of attempting to murder her three young children has made a second bail application in the Victorian Supreme Court, following an unsuccessful bid in magistrates court in September. She was arrested in March after being found next to her submerged car in the presence of her three children, all under 12 years old.

Prosecutors allege the woman drove her car off a boat ramp into a creek on March 1. It is alleged she locked the vehicle's doors and drove at speed into the water, and also forced her children's heads under water. She has been charged with 11 offences including five counts of attempted murder.

Her barrister Tim Marsh argued there were exceptional reasons for bail, noting a recent psychiatric report had raised the availability of a mental impairment defence. The woman has severe and debilitating obsessive compulsive disorder and severe pre- and post-natal depression, and was experiencing an acute mental health episode at the time of the alleged attempted murders, the court heard. She was treated at a secure forensic mental health facility after her arrest but has received only 'fairly limited' support in custody since her discharge in April.

How it is being reported

• Mum accused of attempted murder makes fresh bail bidA mother who was previously denied bail after allegedly trying to kill her young children has made another attempt in a higher court.The West Australian · 15 Oct, 05:03
• Mum accused of attempted murder makes fresh bail bidA mother who was previously denied bail after allegedly trying to kill her young children has made another attempt in a higher court.Perth Now · 15 Oct, 05:03

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