Woman charged with trying to drown two girls in Sydney
A woman has been charged with attempting to drown two children in Sydney's south-west last year.
At about 10.30 on Monday, September 11, 2023, emergency services were called to Riverpark Drive in Liverpool.
They found a woman had fallen from Light Horse Bridge.
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A woman has been charged with trying to drown two girls in the Georges River, Sydney. Getty Images/iStockphoto
The 36-year-old was treated at the scene and taken to hospital in a critical condition.
At about 12.50pm on the same day, emergency services were called to the Georges River near Riverpark Drive after reports of children in the water.
Police were told two girls aged seven and eight, had been rescued from the river by a passerby.
The girls were taken to hospital for assessment.
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At about 11.30am yesterday, the woman, now aged 37, was released from hospital.
Police arrested her and charged her with two counts of attempting to kill somebody by drowning.
Police will allege in court the woman threw the two girls into the water.
The woman was refused bail and appeared in court yesterday.
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