From the linked article....
The mother of the child, Markiya Mitchell, was taken from the scene and, upon being interviewed by investigators from the Rochester Police Department’s Special Victim Investigations, she
admitted to intentionally drowning the baby in the bathtub with the purpose of ending his life.
The felony complaint says Mitchell intentionally drowned her 10-day-old son, Jeremiah, and left him there for one to two hours. The complaint says Mitchell filled the tub with 8 to 10 inches of bath water and left him submerged.
Yes, that’s AWFUL - but did she have an alternative in Uber-Liberal New York?