Amber Winstead, 36, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Friday, Oct. 31
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- A Kentucky mother pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with her 3-month-old baby’s drowning death
- Authorities said Amber Winstead, 36, used drugs and fell asleep while her baby drowned in a motel bathtub
- She will be sentenced in December
A Kentucky mother charged in connection with the drowning death of her baby has pleaded guilty.
Amber Winstead, 36, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Friday, Oct. 31, according court records cited by local news outlets WHAS 11, WLKY, and WDRB.
Authorities said Winstead’s 3-month old baby drowned in a motel bathtub in Louisville on New Year’s Day. She said she took drugs that day and fell asleep while she was in the bathtub with the baby, WDRB reported, citing authorities…