India, June 25 -- A Miami woman who allegedly drowned her 15-month-old daughter in a bathtub, and stabbed her husband and teenage daughter, has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. Precious Bland waived her right to a jury trial and had a bench trial instead. She was acquitted of multiple criminal charges, including for the death of her daughter, by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Miguel de la O.

Defense attorney Larry Handfield argued at the trial that Bland suffered a psychotic episode triggered by COVID-19. Handfield told NBC6 that Bland had command hallucinations, and voices told her to baptize her family members, who were also infected with COVID-19.

The incident took place at a home near Northwest 99th Street and 30th Avenue in W...