North Queensland mother Leann Eatts is remanded in custody by a Townsville magistrate after appearing in court charged with manslaughter over the drowning deaths of her two young sons in February.
A north Queensland mother charged with manslaughter after her two young sons drowned in a river has been refused bail and remanded in custody.Magistrate Peter Smid said community safety could be at risk if Leann Eatts was released from custodyDetective Senior Sergeant David Miles said said the boys' deaths were a"preventable tragedy"
Leeann Eatts, 47, appeared in the Townsville Magistrates Court on Saturday morning after being arrested and charged on Friday. They had gone missing late in the afternoon on February 25 and police issued an amber alert six hours later when they had not been found.
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