Mother's Trial for Drowned Sons

0:00A trial has begun in Townsville for a Queensland mother charged with manslaughter in the drowning deaths of her two young sons. Leanne eats pleaded not guilty to the counts involving five-year-old, Barack Austro, and three-year-old Julio Sarriago, who died in the Ross River. Back on February 25, 2019, the boys were found in the early hours of February 26 after their mother reported to missing about 12 hours earlier. That sparked a big search with police, family, neighbors, and the community all pitching in. Prosecutors say eats failed to properly watch the kids, letting them slip out of their unsecured yard near the river. They'll use neighborhood CCTV and witness statements to back that up during the coming weeks. Meanwhile, the defense calls it a heartbreaking accident, urging jurors to focus on facts over sympathy. A panel of 14 jurors is set to hear from 30 witnesses in the Supreme Court. Justice Christopher Johnstone is overseeing the case, expected to last more than a week, with opening arguments already underway. That's the story for today.

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