A three-year-old falls into the family swimming pool and drowns while his mother goes indoors to talk with a friend on the telephone. The mother may be prosecuted for:

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The mother may be prosecuted for physical neglect, which is the failure to provide adequate supervision and protection to a child, resulting in harm or injury. Leaving a young child alone near a swimming pool without proper adult supervision is an act of physical neglect.

A Three-Year-Old Falls into the Family Swimming Pool and Drowns