Toddler's drowning death 'could have been avoided': inquest
An inquest into the drowning of a two-year-old boy in Perth has heard his death could have been avoided.
Lachlan Mitchell was at home-based family day care when the tragedy occurred.
On Monday an inquest into his death heard his parents Luke and Melanie believe Lachlan's death was "entirely preventable".
It's believed the pool gate wasn't properly secured, or that little Lachlan had climbed on a pot plant to get over the fence.
His carer Karla Zablah, who ran the family day care in Carramar, found the child face down in the water.
The tragedy happened while she was inside trying to get another child to sleep.
Communicare, the child care provider that licenses family day cares, told Ms Zablah to move the pot plant, but she didn't "because she was so busy all the time."
Last year Karla Zablah was fined $6500 for failing to ensure Lachlan was adequately supervised.
She now agrees pools should be banned at home-based family day cares.
The toddler died just a few days short of his third birthday in November 2015.
"How are they going? Holding up as well as can be expected," family lawyer John Hammond said.
"It's bringing up the emotion again, that's for sure."
