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A Melbourne mother has pleaded not guilty to attempting to murder her three children in two incidents in March. She is accused of trying to drown her eldest child in the bath before driving all three children off a boat ramp and into water at full speed, allegedly causing them severe distress but no injuries. Police found messages on her phone indicating concerns about postnatal depression and thoughts of adoption, and she faces four charges of attempted murder. Her bail application was opposed by police due to mental health supervision needs while awaiting trial.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-21,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
A Melbourne mother has been charged with attempting to murder her three children, one of whom is an infant. The incident occurred over two separate alleged attempts: first, while her husband was out running errands on a Sunday, she reportedly tried to drown her eldest child in the bath. When that failed, she allegedly drove the family car to a boat ramp near a creek and attempted to drive into the water with all three children inside. The woman searched online for phrases like "how to kill a child quickly," according to court documents. Police say the alleged attempts took place in March this year. In court on Monday, she pleaded not guilty but asked for a fast-tracked trial due to four charges of attempted murder and her deteriorating mental health. The woman's severe obsessive-compulsive disorder and postnatal depression are believed to have significantly contributed to these events, according to police reports.
Written for “Mother Allegedly Attempts To Murder C…” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
A Melbourne mother has pleaded not guilty to trying to murder her three children – one of them an infant – by driving them off a boat ramp after failing to drown her son in the bath.
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one → plead → bath
The woman, who cannot be identified due to a suppression order, had messages about adoption and postnatal depression on her phone when police searched the device, a court has heard.
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court → identify → device
She appeared in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday and asked for a fast-tracked trial as she faces four charges of attempted murder over two alleged incidents in March.
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she → appear → March
The woman also applied for bail, which police opposed as they say her mental health could not be adequately supervised by her parents while she awaits her trial.
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she → apply → trial
A summary of allegations aired in court revealed the woman, aged in her 30s, is accused of trying to kill her eldest child in the bath while her husband was out running errands on a Sunday this year.
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husband → air → Sunday
The court heard that as the boy struggled with his mother, he asked her, “Why are you doing this?”
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you → hear → this
Police say the woman didn’t respond and eventually gave up.
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woman → say → ?
Police allege that soon after, the woman drove her three children – all aged under 12 – to a boat ramp, locked the car doors and accelerated at “full speed” into the water.
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all → allege → water
“As the vehicle was beginning to submerge in the [water], the accused opened her vehicle door, and water began to enter,” a detective senior constable told the court.
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constable → begin → court
The woman then told her children to get out before grabbing her daughter and walking her to the front of the car, where the water was neck-deep, the court heard.
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court → tell → car
The mother allegedly then climbed onto the girl in a “piggyback”-like manner, causing the child to be “submerged completely”.
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child → climb → manner
The girl was eventually able to stand up before her mother ordered her and her brother back into the car, police allege.
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police → stand → car
It is alleged witnesses heard the children screaming, and one witness waded into the water to get two of the children safely to shore.
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witness → allege → shore
Police claim the young girl then yelled “the baby!” and a witness asked the accused whether a child was still in the car.
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child → claim → car
The mother allegedly nodded and retrieved the child from the front passenger seat.
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mother → nod → seat
All three children escaped injury.
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children → escape → injury
When police arrived, the court heard, the mother was standing at the water’s edge with the infant in her arms.
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mother → arrive → arms
When asked how her car ended up in the water, she allegedly said: “It was just an accident.
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It → ask → water
It’s just slippy.”
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It → ’ → ?
The accused mother later told investigators she didn’t feel mentally fit to be interviewed.
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she → accuse → investigators
Detectives later found internet searches on the woman’s phone about hurting children, the court heard.
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court → find → children
Text messages were also found that said: “I want to put the baby for adoption”, and “I know you think I have postnatal depression.”
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I → find → depression
The woman’s bail application will continue on Wednesday.
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application → continue → Wednesday
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