A 24-year-old Florida mother, Shaniece Willingham, is accused of livestreaming a “last goodbye” on Instagram before attempting to drown her three children and herself in a community pool.
According to a release issued by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred on September 24. At around 1:28 a.m., HCSO deputies responded to a Valrico community pool on Sacramento Street.
Upon arrival, deputies found Wilingham on the pool deck. They learned from family members that her three children, ages 8 months, 2 years, and 3 years, had been pulled from the pool by them after their mother allegedly tried to drown them.
Court documents obtained by Law & Crime detailed that Willingham had previously left her parents’ house after fighting with her mother. She was upset that the c