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London, Ont. woman charged with attempted murder for trying to drown toddler

Officers were called Tuesday to a home

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A London woman is charged with attempted murder for trying to drown a toddler, court records show.

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Officers were called Tuesday at about 7:15 p.m. to a home on Marconi Boulevard where a woman attempted to cause life-threatening injuries to a three-year-old boy, police said.

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The woman was arrested nearby and paramedics assessed the boy, who didn’t require medical treatment, police said.

The woman tried to drown the boy, court documents say.

A London police spokesperson declined to provide any additional information, citing the ongoing investigation.

The accused made a court appearance Wednesday, when the Crown said it would oppose bail and requested she not communicate with five people, including the complainant. The case was adjourned to Friday to set a date for a bail hearing.

A lawyer for the accused requested a publication ban on evidence presented at the bail hearing.

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Police were on the scene at a unit at 254 Marconi Blvd. until Wednesday. 

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A London police special constable vehicle was parked outside a home on Marconi Boulevard on Wednesday May 14, 2025, one day after a woman was charged with the attempted murder of a toddler. (Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press)

Earlier this year, a London man, 44, and woman, 34, were charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life after a child was injured by a shotgun blast in the city’s Whitehills neighbourhood on Feb. 15.

The child, 7, was shot in the foot and spent five days in hospital, a relative said at the time. A publication ban prohibits publishing information that could identify the child. 

dcarruthers@postmedia.com

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EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story included incorrect information about the operator of the Marconi Boulevard townhouse complex. It is not a public-housing complex. 

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