Published Sunday, May 12, 2019 | 6:03 p.m.
Updated Monday, May 13, 2019 | 3:02 p.m.
Linette Boedicker
Metro Police today identified a woman accused of intentionally drowning her 2-year-old daughter Saturday afternoon in the northeast valley.
The suspect, Linette Boedicker, 44, held the toddler underwater in the bathtub of her apartment, 2855 North Walnut Road, until she stopped breathing, police allege. The suspect also goes by Linette Warrichaiet.
The Clark County coroner on Monday identified the child as Kiersten Linette Boedicker. The cause and manner of death were pending, the coroner said.
About 3 p.m., Boedicker called 911, but ignored instructions to pull the girl from the water and attempt CPR, Lt. Ray Spencer said.
It wasn’t clear exactly when the death occurred, but an officer who was at the apartment within five minutes of the call wasn’t let in for almost two additional minutes, Spencer said.
The officer pulled the girl from the water and attempted life-saving measures until medics arrived to take her to University Medical Center, where she was declared dead, Spencer said.
The girl, who was alone with her mother, had been fully clothed when she was found floating face up, Spencer said.
Boedicker was being held at the Clark County Detention Center on one count of murder.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
