A few months after the shocking death of her baby, a 21-year-old mother has been arrested and charged. According to online court records obtained by People on Monday, Victoria Tristan was charged last week with injury to a child, a first-degree felony.
This charge comes five months after her 1-year-old drowned in the bathtub of their Round Rock, Texas apartment. The criminal count stems back from a January 18 incident in which the child, whose name and sex have not been released by authorities, was allegedly left unattended in the bathtub.
According to an affidavit obtained by KXAN, Victoria told officers that she put her baby in the bathtub. She left the water running while washing.
However, after a few minutes, Victoria then left the room while texting relatives on her phone. She went to relax on a bed, but when she leaned over to rest her head she ended up falling asleep.
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