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Mom was playing online game when son drowned, police say
Child safety: Case brought criticism of the state Department of Human Services

 
By Randy Ellis | Modified: May 25, 2007 at 12:40 pm | Published: April 14, 2007   

The mother of a 3-year-old special-needs child who drowned in a bathtub was charged Friday with child neglect after police say she admitted leaving the boy and his 5-year-old mentally retarded sister in a bathtub for at least 2 1/2 hours while she played "Spades” on the Internet.

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Alzaina Marie Barnard, 25, of southeast Oklahoma City is charged in the March 21 death of William Barnard, who had Down syndrome.

"Alzaina admitted she left the children alone in the bathtub of water without checking on them for a period of at least 2 1/2 hours while she played ‘Spades' on the Internet,” Oklahoma City police detective Tony Foreman said in an affidavit used to secure Barnard's arrest warrant.

The boy's sister had attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in addition to being mentally retarded, the officer said.

The mother was arrested by Oklahoma City police Thursday afternoon and remained in the Oklahoma County jail Friday evening. Her bail was set at $10,000.

The felony child neglect charge filed against Barnard carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, said David Prater, Oklahoma County district attorney.

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