Mum pleads guilty to manslaughter of toddler who died after being found in pond
Alice Mackey, 42, admitted killing Annabel Mackey in Kingsley, Hampshire, in September 2023.
Monday 28 July 2025 14:58, UK
A woman has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of her two-year-old daughter, who died after being found in a pond.
Alice Mackey, 42, admitted killing Annabel Mackey in Kingsley, Hampshire, in September 2023.
The two-year-old went missing from her home on 10 September.
She was found a short time later unresponsive at Kingsley Pond.
Annabel was taken to hospital in a serious condition, but died the following afternoon.
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Mackey entered the plea at Winchester Crown Court.
She entered a not guilty plea to a charge of murder, which the court heard was acceptable to the prosecution, as reports by two psychiatrists showed she was in a state of "diminished responsibility" at the time of the incident.
Judge Christopher Parker KC adjourned the case for sentencing on 6 October.
He remanded Mackey into custody until then.