Dad sentenced to jail for leaving daughter to drown while he browsed facebook. A father has been jailed after he left his daughter in the bath for 7 minutes while he smoked and browsed Facebook. Leah Jayde drowned in the bath on April 2, 2021, after her dad Daniel James Gallagher, 26, left her alone in the water with the taps still running. Gallagher initially left Leah in order to deal with an electrical issue at the property, the Brisbane Supreme Court heard. However, having headed outside he then smoked a cigarette while he scrolled through Facebook for several minutes. Upon returning to the bathroom, he found Leah unconscious and "floating face down" in an overflowing tub. Gallagher called emergency services and attempted to perform CPR while he waited for paramedics to arrive. The child was pronounced dead after being taken to Hervey Bay Hospital. Crown prosecutor Chris Cook estimated Gallagher had left Leah alone for around seven minutes and, while acknowled...