Allyson McConnell

Allyson McConnell[1] (née Meagher, November 1978[2] – September 2013) was an Australian resident in Millet, Alberta, Canada who, in 2010, killed her sons by drowning them in a bathtub.

An appeal of her conviction, seeking to return her to Canada for a retrial, was scheduled, but she committed suicide before this could happen.

[6] Their second child, Jayden, was born in March 2009; at that time Allyson McConnell had started a job in Leduc, Alberta.

[10] On February 1, 2010,[9] a police officer in Edmonton called Curtis McConnell, informing him of his wife's injury.

Curtis McConnell returned to the house to check on the welfare of the children and used a knife to open the locked bathroom door.

Justice Michelle Crighton stated that McConnell did not have sufficient intent for a murder charge;[9] this was given on the grounds that she did not remember the crime and was depressed.

[15] Alberta Minister of Justice Jonathan Denis criticized the sentence, saying it was too light, and stated that he would take efforts to have McConnell brought back to Canada for another trial.

[9] After her conviction, McConnell was deported to Australia on April 10, 2013,[17] arriving at Kingsford Smith International Airport.

[16] In September 2013 a person found Allyson McConnell's body under the Brian McGowan Bridge in West Gosford, New South Wales, Australia.

[16] Alberta Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk posted a tweet stating that McConnell's death was a "Sad end to what already was a tragedy".