Nine-year-old girl drowned in bath after mum went to find her favourite toy

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A nine-year-old girl drowned in the bath after her mum left for just minutes to go and find her favourite toy. Mia-Ann Myerscough, from Bridgend, died on September 13, 2021.

An inquest into Mia-Ann's death was conducted at Pontypridd coroners’ court on Tuesday, November 5, and heard that the nine-year-old had a condition called PCDH19-related epilepsy.

This is a rare kind of epilepsy which can result in behavioural problems, early onset seizures, and cognitive and sensory delays.

The pupil at Heronbridge School had not experienced a seizure in the two years leading up to her death, the court heard. In the evening of September 12, 2021 Mia-Ann's mum had taken her for a bath, WalesOnline reports. READ MORE: Terminally ill nurse, 43, marries her partner in hospital ward wearing pyjamas and fluffy socks Her mum Julia Myerscough had been with her in the upstairs bathroom when she realised that Mia-Ann didn't have her favourite toy with her, Danny Dog.