BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Minutes before Kathleen Edwards’ son drowned in her backyard swimming pool, she and her mother were having a conversation about whether it was necessary to have a fence around the pool to prevent the children from falling in, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
Kathleen Edwards said her mother was insisting that she put up a fence during that conversation. She later told investigators, “I still don’t listen to my parents,” records show. [TRENDING: Tax collector accused of stealing $400k | Land, ahoy: Boat falls onto Fla.
interstate | Gator takes dip in couple’s swimming pool] Deputies said they were called to the Grant-Valkaria home at about 9:50 a.m.