A woman has now been charged with criminal negligence after a one-year-old boy fell into a backyard pool in Petrolia.
The Ontario Provincial Police said emergency crews responded to a home on Juniper Crescent after the child fell into the pool at around 3 p.m. on January 24.
The boy was rushed to a hospital in London for treatment and later released.
Following an investigation, a 50-year-old woman is now charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm. She will answer the charge in court on March 22.