Mother 'researched suicide methods online' before drowning 'much-loved' 3-year-old daughter, court hears

A mother in England accused of murdering her three-year-old daughter said she drowned her in the bath to "save her" after separating from her executive husband who she feared was having an affair, a court has heard.

Mother 'researched suicide methods online' before drowning 'much-loved' 3-year-old daughter, court hears

A mother in England accused of murdering her three-year-old daughter said she drowned her in the bath to "save her" after separating from her executive husband who she feared was having an affair, a court has heard.

Claire Colebourn is accused of drowning Bethan at their home in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, in southern England after the 36-year-old split with husband, Michael, the CEO of luxury marine interior company Trimline.

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