Attorney: Mother accused of dunking child's head in water has postpartum depression

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — The attorney for the mother accused of dunking her baby underwater told Channel 2 Action News that she never placed the child's life in danger.

Attorney Paul Liston said Laquanda Mosley developed postpartum depression after giving birth to her baby five months ago and suffered from PTSD from holding in the fact she had been raped in the past.

Liston told Channel 2's Tom Jones that his client never completely dunked her child's head underwater in a tub and said the video posted on social media only made it look that way.

“She's telling me that child's face was never underwater,” Liston said.

Liston said Mosley was very angry last Tuesday, but she wasn't so angry she tried to drown her 5-month-old baby.

In video posted by Mosley on social media, police say you can see Mosley holding her baby by its legs and dunking the child's head under water.

But Liston said Mosley placed a liner between the baby and the water.

“Her story is the child was never in danger,” Liston told Jones. “So, when it looks like the child's head ought to be underwater it really wasn't.”

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Mosley faces charges of aggravated assault and first-degree child cruelty.

The baby's father, Kevin Dandridge, sent Jones the video after seeing it online.

Dandridge said Mosley sent him the video because of a dispute over money and because he wanted custody of the child.

Mosley's attorney said that's not true.

Liston said Mosley became angry after Dandridge said something that made her think about how he stole her money and left her homeless.

“He takes her money. He takes her last $80 and walks out the door,” Liston said.

He said that sent Mosley into a psychotic episode.

“That is part of the reason why she is so angry on the videotape,” Liston told Jones.

Liston is asking the courts for a psychiatric evaluation of his client where one day she would be able to get her kids back.

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