Mum catches woman 'trying to throw her five-year-old out the window'

Mum catches woman 'trying to throw her five-year-old out the window'Things took a terrifying turn when a mother asked her roommate to watch her two children while she ran errands and she came home to find her trying to push her five-year-old out of a windowCommentsNewsGemma Strong Lifestyle Writer18:00, 04 Apr 2026View ImageVira Zabudko allegedly attempted to to push a five-year-old out of a third-floor windowA mother came home to a nightmare scenario when she caught her roommate allegedly trying to push her child out of a window, before attempting to drown the five-year-old.‌The woman, named as Karen Garcia by CBS, had reportedly left her two children - aged five and 11 - with 41-year-old Vira Zabudko while she ran errands. Zabudko is believed to have lived in the same apartment with Garcia and her boys.‌According to a criminal complaint obtained by a local ABC affiliate, the mother told police that when she returned to her apartment, Zabudko allegedly would not let her back inside. The mother finally got inside, where she claims she found Zabudko trying to force her five-year-old out of the window through the screen.‌Police said a fight then ensued, with Zabudko telling the five-year-old to get in the shower "to wash the sins out because he is dirty". According to the complaint, Zabudko also allegedly tried forcing the mum into the shower area.READ MORE: Mum-of-one's car message from beyond the grave solves grim murder riddleREAD MORE: Nursery worker who abused 21 babies could be freed after just months behind barsThankfully Garcia was able to escape from Zabudko with both her children; police said that when they found the mum and her two sons, they were all soaking wet."We are still trying to gather some information, including how long Ms. Zabudko has been in the area, how long they have cohabitated," Fayette County District Attorney Michael Aubele said. "I understand Ms. Zabudko is a Ukrainian national. I am not sure if sh...