Dad's devastation at finding four-year-old daughter drowning in bath
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA dad told of the horrifying moment he found his four-year-old daughter drowning in the bath. Harriet Richardson asked her dad Jamie to run her a bath after she started suffering from chickenpox on January 5.
As Jamie, originally from Southport and living in Reading, went to get Harriet some pyjamas, the four-year-old suffered a seizure in the bath and went under the water.
Jamie, 31, said: "She was in the bath, happy as Larry. Prior to this I'd done a temperature check - she's susceptible to febrile seizures (fits that can happen when a child has a fever).
Her temperature was fine, 36.5. READ MORE: 'I missed birthday parties, I'd dread being asked to drinks - I had no clue how ill I was' "It got to about quarter to four and I said 'I'll go get your pyjamas and I'll be right back.' I went and got her pyjamas, and when I got back she'd had a seizure in the bath and gone under the water. "Unless you've actually been in the scenario you don't believe it's happening.
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