A woman has been charged after allegedly attempting to drown two children more than a year ago.
Following reports of concern for welfare, emergency services were called to Riverpark Drive in Liverpool, south-west Sydney, at around 10.30am on September 11, 2023.
Police discovered that a woman had fallen from the Light Horse Bridge into the Georges River.
The 36-year-old man was treated by paramedics at the scene before being taken to hospital in a critical condition.
At around 12.50pm on the same day, emergency services were called to the Georges River, near Riverpark Drive in Liverpool, after reports of two children in the water.
“Officers attended and were told that two girls, aged seven and eight, had been rescued from the river by a passer-by,” a NSW Police spokeswoman said.
The two girls were treated at the scene by paramedics and taken to hospital for further evaluation.
A crime scene was established and police launched an investigation into the incident.
Following reports of welfare concerns, police discovered that a woman had fallen from the Light Horse Bridge (pictured) in Liverpool on September 11, 2023.
On Wednesday morning, the woman, now 37, was released from the hospital after staying in a mental health facility.
After an extensive investigation, detectives arrested the woman.
She was taken to Liverpool police station and charged with two counts of attempting to drown a person with intent to murder.
Police will allege that the woman threw the two girls into the water and then fell from the bridge.
The woman was denied bail and appeared in court on Wednesday.