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| Alice Mackey jailed for drowning daughter, 2, in Kingsley Pond | Alice Mackey jailed for drowning daughter, 2, in Kingsley Pond |
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| Annabel Mackey died after being pulled from the pond in September 2023 | Annabel Mackey died after being pulled from the pond in September 2023 |
| A teaching assistant has been jailed for drowning her two-year-old daughter in a village pond after suffering from a postnatal mental health condition. | A teaching assistant has been jailed for drowning her two-year-old daughter in a village pond after suffering from a postnatal mental health condition. |
| Annabel Mackey died in hospital after being pulled from Kingsley Pond in Hampshire on 10 September 2023. | Annabel Mackey died in hospital after being pulled from Kingsley Pond in Hampshire on 10 September 2023. |
| Alice Mackey, 42, of Oakhanger, was given a four-year sentence at Winchester Crown Court after admitting manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility. | Alice Mackey, 42, of Oakhanger, was given a four-year sentence at Winchester Crown Court after admitting manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility. |
| The judge, Mr Justice Saini, said she falsely believed her daughter was better off dead after suffering under a "bad mother". | The judge, Mr Justice Saini, said she falsely believed her daughter was better off dead after suffering under a "bad mother". |
| He said: "You considered in your deluded state that this was some form of mercy for Annabel. | He said: "You considered in your deluded state that this was some form of mercy for Annabel. |
| "You falsely believed she was not flourishing under your care and, in fact, was suffering under your care." | "You falsely believed she was not flourishing under your care and, in fact, was suffering under your care." |
| Alice Mackey stopped taking anti-depressants in January 2023 without telling anyone, the court was told | |
| The court heard Mackey had numerous miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies over the five years before she became pregnant with Annabel. | The court heard Mackey had numerous miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies over the five years before she became pregnant with Annabel. |
| Following the birth, the defendant suffered postnatal depression and anxiety and was prescribed anti-depressant and anti-psychotic medication, the judge was told. | Following the birth, the defendant suffered postnatal depression and anxiety and was prescribed anti-depressant and anti-psychotic medication, the judge was told. |
| Adam Vaitilingam KC, prosecuting, said Mackey stopped taking anti-depressants in January 2023 without telling anyone and her mental health deteriorated in the weeks before Annabel's death. | Adam Vaitilingam KC, prosecuting, said Mackey stopped taking anti-depressants in January 2023 without telling anyone and her mental health deteriorated in the weeks before Annabel's death. |
| Mackey took her daughter from the family home in Kingsley and drowned her in the pond, he told the court. | Mackey took her daughter from the family home in Kingsley and drowned her in the pond, he told the court. |
| She then phoned 999 and "lied" to officers and doctors saying someone must have taken Annabel from their house before saying she had found her in the water. | She then phoned 999 and "lied" to officers and doctors saying someone must have taken Annabel from their house before saying she had found her in the water. |
| The girl was pronounced dead in hospital the following day. | The girl was pronounced dead in hospital the following day. |
| Floral tributes were left at the edge of Kingsley Pond | |
| In a victim impact statement, Annabel's father Peter Mackey said he was devastated by her loss. | In a victim impact statement, Annabel's father Peter Mackey said he was devastated by her loss. |
| He told the court: "I am deeply traumatised [at] the thought of how my daughter was killed. I am tormented by how frightened she must have been, at the pain she endured and the distress she suffered. | He told the court: "I am deeply traumatised [at] the thought of how my daughter was killed. I am tormented by how frightened she must have been, at the pain she endured and the distress she suffered. |
| "I feel constant guilt that I was not at home to protect her on the day she died." | "I feel constant guilt that I was not at home to protect her on the day she died." |
| Patrick Gibbs KC, mitigating, said: "The first and most important thing to say is how unendingly sorry Mrs Mackey is for what she has done. | Patrick Gibbs KC, mitigating, said: "The first and most important thing to say is how unendingly sorry Mrs Mackey is for what she has done. |
| "She regrets every moment of what happened and she wishes above anything in the world that Annabel was still alive." | "She regrets every moment of what happened and she wishes above anything in the world that Annabel was still alive." |
| The defendant, who previously held a senior teaching role in London before the family moved to Hampshire in 2020, sat looking downwards as she was sentenced. | The defendant, who previously held a senior teaching role in London before the family moved to Hampshire in 2020, sat looking downwards as she was sentenced. |
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