Wichita dad guilty in toddler’s 2020 drowning death in fenced, locked swimming pool
KS father was drunk when he allowed his 2 and 4-year-old sons to swim in closed pool
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A man whose 2-year-old son drowned in a swimming pool in Wichita has been convicted of first-degree murder.
William Kabutu was convicted Thursday in the July 7, 2020, death of Omari Garcia in a pool at a mobile home park.
Prosecutors said Kabutu was drunk when he allowed Omari and his 4-year-old brother to squeeze through a fence around the closed pool. Omari went into the water and drowned.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}PIPELINE OPERATOR IDENTIFIES CAUSE OF DEVASTATING KANSAS SPILL
A Kansas man was convicted of first-degree murder after his son drowned in a closed mobile park pool.
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Kabutu was unable to get into the pool because of the fence and locked gate, prosecutors said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He was convicted of first-degree murder, an alternative count of second-degree murder, and two counts of aggravated child endangerment. He will be sentenced on April 18.