Documents: Woman was trying to ‘baptize’ infant son in canal
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CALDWELL – A Nampa woman accused of trying to drown her infant in an irrigation canal appeared in court Monday afternoon.
Regina Dilworth is charged with felony injury to a child and misdemeanor injury to a child.
According to court documents obtained by KTVB, the 22-year-old mother was reportedly high on bath salts when she submerged her 9-month-old son in a canal Saturday morning.
Nampa Police say several people spotted Dilworth walking on Sherman Avenue holding her infant son and her 4-year-old daughter following behind.
KTVB.com reports Dilworth reportedly stopped a random person in their front yard and asked them to take her 4-year-old while stating “save my girl.”
According to the Boise TV station, a concerned passerby followed Dilworth toward a canal and spotted the woman in the ditch with water submerged up to the baby’s neck. The witness jumped in and grabbed the 9-month-old, while other people pulled Dilworth out of the canal.
Court documents show Dilworth admitted injecting a combination of bath salts and an opiate at her home the night before the incident. She said she remembers walking out of her house with her children and “walking toward the light.” Dilworth further stated to the detective she heard voices telling her that her children were possessed and she needed to “find God.”
Click here to read additional details and a full report on KTVB.com.