Mother Of Boys Who Drowned In North Lauderdale Pool Charged With Aggravated Manslaughter

LAUDERHILL (CBSMiami) – The mother of the two boys who drowned in a North Lauderdale pool is now behind bars.

Lauderhill police arrested 23-year-old Wildline Joseph early Saturday in connection to the death of her sons – Branario Joseph, 5, and Ja'kye Joseph, 6.

Detectives said surveillance video showed the boys running to the community pool of the Silver Palm Condominiums complex at around 7:15 p.m. on May 22.

"They were submerged in the water for almost two hours before they were discovered," said BSO spokesperson Veda Coleman-Wright.

At the time, Joseph said the last she knew was her boys were playing outside and the pool was locked. She said the boys must have jumped the gate. She added that Ja'kye was learning to swim and thought he could do it. She thinks Branario must have jumped in to save his brother.

The boys were taken to the hospital where they were pronounced dead.

BSO confirmed that Joseph, 23, has a history with BSO Child Protective Investigations Section and with the Department of Children and Families.

"There have been times when her children were taken away from her and times where she has gone through the proper programs and parenting skills and she has been reunited with her children," Coleman-Wright said.

Joseph's arrest comes less than a week after her boyfriend, 24-year-old John Lynn, was also arrested.

Joseph and Lynn are both facing two counts of aggravated manslaughter.