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Valrico Mother Charged With Attempted Murder After Instagram Livestream, Bail Hearing Set

Prosecutors move to keep her jailed, citing a recorded video, rescuer accounts, plus a post‑Miranda admission.

Overview

  • Authorities say Shaniece Willingham, 24, took her children aged 3, 2 and 8 months to a Valrico community pool after an argument around 1:28 a.m.
  • Court documents state she used rope from a pool life ring to bind them and then pushed the children into the six‑foot deep end despite none of them knowing how to swim.
  • Family members who saw her Instagram Live rushed to the site, jumped the locked fence, and pulled all four from the water.
  • Investigators say Willingham admitted after receiving Miranda warnings that she intended to end her life and kill her children.
  • She faces three counts of attempted first‑degree murder, the children did not suffer significant injuries, and a pretrial detention hearing is scheduled for Monday to decide bail.