SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A South Florida woman accused in the drowning of her 9-year-old old son is facing the death penalty following her indictment.
Patricia Ripley appeared before a judge on Thursday. She was charged with first-degree murder in the May 21 incident.
According to police, Alejandro Ripley, who was living with autism, drowned after his mother pushed him into a canal at the Miccosukee Golf and Country Club in Southwest Miami-Dade.
She originally told police he was kidnapped, but they said she later confessed to the crime.
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