Internet star admits terrible mistake after her husband let son, 3, drown in pool while watching NBA game he’d placed $25 bet on

Internet star Emilie Kiser admitted she regrets not installing a fence around their pool because it ‘could have saved’ her toddler’s life. 

Kiser, a popular mommy blogger, broke her silence Thursday in a lengthy social media post detailing the unimaginable pain she and her family have experienced since her son Trigg, three, drowned in their backyard pool back in May in Chandler, Arizona. 

Earlier this month, distressing details emerged in a police report surrounding Trigg’s death, stating that his father and Kiser’s husband Brady admitted he placed a $25 bet on an NBA game at the time of the fatal drowning. 

In the statement, which did not mention Brady by name once, Kiser, 26, said: ‘I take full accountability as Trigg’s mother, and I know I should have done more to protect him. 

‘One of the hardest lessons I carry is that a permanent pool fence could have saved his life, and it’s something I will never overlook again.’ 

Kiser was not home at the time of the horrid incident. 

Brady, 28, was looking after both Trigg and the couple’s newborn son, Theodore, at the time while she was out with friends.

According to a report from Chandler Police Department, Brady told officers he had lost sight of the youngster for three to five minutes.

Kiser shared a lengthy statement to TikTok describing her immense grief and regret in relation to Trigg’s death

Police said video evidence showed that the boy was left unsupervised for over nine minutes ‘and in the water for about 7 of those minutes.’   

Due to the severity of his condition, Trigg was initially rushed to a nearby hospital, then later airlifted to Phoenix Children’s Hospital for specialized care. 

In her statement, Kiser, who has not posted since the beginning of May, called her late son ‘our baby and our best friend.’ 

‘The light and spirit he brought into this world was bright, pure, joyful and undeniable. We miss him every second of every day and continuing forward often feels unbearable,’ she continued. 

The influencer went on to mention that through the death of her son, she hopes his ‘story will prevent other children and families from suffering the same loss.’ 

She went on to thank her family, friends and supporters for the ‘outpouring of love’ they have received. 

‘In the future, I hope to be in a place to show more about how I am navigating this grief, but fight now, all I can say is thank you for the love, compassion, patience and space you’ve given us to grieve. I am more grateful for it than can ever be expressed,’ Kiser added. 

There were a number of discrepancies highlighting in the police report regarding Brady’s actions that day. 

Trigg and his newborn brother Theodore were being watched by his father at the time of his death

The family’s backyard pool in pictured at their home in Chandler, Arizona

Trigg’s father originally stated that he was sitting in a chair looking out to the yard, but officers noted that the chairs were visible to security cameras and that he never sat in one.

After being questioned about this, Brady told officers, ‘I was sitting on the couch,’ before describing sitting facing the TV with a glass door looking out to the yard to his right.

Brady admitted he was watching an NBA playoff game at the time of the drowning and that that he had placed a $25 bet on the outcome.

‘Brady’s statements do not match what is seen on the video; he did not accurately describe one thing [Trigg] did after he went outside,’ the report noted.

‘This leads to the conclusion that Brady was not aware of what [Trigg] was doing and was not watching him.

‘The combination of these factors led to drowning, and a remedy to any of the contributing circumstances could have prevented the outcome.’

During initial questioning in the wake of Trigg’s death, Brady told police he had been looking away from Trigg for about five minutes.

In a subsequent interview, he said he’d only taken his eye off the boy for ‘moments, not minutes.’ Brady then gave a separate version of events, saying he’d looked away for between three and five minutes.

When asked about the discrepancies, he said it had been difficult for him to estimate exactly how long he had taken his eye off Trigg.

Brady is not facing criminal charges in relation to the death of his son, despite police recommending a felony child abuse charge.

The release of the report comes after Emilie moved to have all information relating to the case sealed.

This is a breaking news story. Updates to follow.