ter, he asked what was wrong with his baby sister. When he realized what was happening, he took off running. Andrea then had to chase Noah through the house, dragged him back to the bathroom, and drowned him. Andrea stated that Noah fought her and came up for air twice before drowning. After drowning the first four children, Andrea carried their bodies to a bedroom, put them on a bed and covered them with a sheet. Noah remained face down in the water. She first called her husband and told him to come home. She then called the police but gave no specific as to why they needed to come to her house. When she opened the door, she was wet and stated that she killed her children. She then led the police officer to the bedroom where the bodies of four of the children were. She stated that she should go to Hell for what she had done. She also stated that she waited until her husband went to work before drowning their kids because she knew he would try to stop her. Andrea Yates was then arrested.
             From the time Andrea was arrested, her husband, Russell Yates, has remained on her side and blaming her illness instead of her for the death of the children. He told police "she had been on medication to treat postpartum depression for the past 2 years, since the birth of their fourth child" (COURT TV ONLINE. Depressed Mother Charges With Drowning Her Children). "Andrea was treated on and off for depression and two suicide attempts after the birth of her fourth child. After the birth of her fifth child, as well as the death of her father, her condition seemed to worsen, her husband said" (FreeRepublic.com: Husband of Accused Child
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