Woman Charged With Attempted Murder For Almost Drowning Own Infant in Canal

A woman driving in South Florida possibly saved a 3-month-old baby's life when she abruptly stopped her car after seeing the
infant lying on the ground near a canal.

The baby's mother stood in soaking wet clothes near the
child and told the woman: "Call my husband. I just killed
my baby," according to a police affidavit.
The mother, Inakesha Armour, had allegedly thrown her
son into a canal in Miramar and left him submerged in
the water for several minutes, the affidavit says.

Armour had been depressed and unstable for months,
according to the document, and made no attempt to aid
her baby as frantic witnesses tried to help.
Maureen Brown, the first driver to stop, called 911 and
attempted to perform CPR on the baby. The child
remained in critical condition at Joe DiMaggio Children's
Hospital on Wednesday, the Sun-Sentinel reported.

Armour grabbed a cellphone from Brian Jean, another
motorist who'd stopped. Jean told police she placed a
call and he overheard Armour say: "I did it again, you
need to get over here," according to the affidavit. It was
later determined that she was speaking to her husband.
The mom made no effort to help Brown, who was
performing CPR, according to witness statements in the
affidavit.

Armour's husband, Conlan Armour, arrived and told
police that his wife had recently tried harming the baby.

He told police that more than a month ago his wife had
given the baby adult cough medicine. He said he learned
about it when he returned to their home to see Armour
arguing with her mother, who was crying and asking
why she wanted to hurt the infant, according to the
affidavit.

The officer's sworn statement says that Armour later
admitted to throwing her son in the canal and leaving
him underwater until his "face was turning blue."

The affidavit says Armour told police she was diagnosed
with postpartum depression and that "she has thought
about doing harm to the victim on a daily basis." She
also expressed suicidal impulses, police said.

She also admitted to drugging the baby with cough
medicine and trying to smother him with a pillow in her
bedroom before her mother intervened, according to the
police record. The baby was treated at a hospital in that
incident too.

Authorities charged her with two counts of attempted
premeditated murder, according to records from the
Broward County Sheriff's office.

Attempts to contact Armour were unsuccessful and it's
unclear if she has an attorney.