Authorities say Ruth Miller drove a golf cart into Atwood Lake with her children aboard and threw her 4-year-old son into the water, claiming God directed her actions.

Officials are calling it a “spiritual delusion” following the drowning deaths of a father and his 4-year-old son in northeast Ohio. It all happened over the weekend at a lake in Tuscarawas County, south of Akron.

According to authorities, the incident was "intentional" and they expect the mother to be charged with aggravated murder in the death of her child.

Before the May 12 drowning of 3-year-old Trigg, online followers warned Arizona-based influencer Emilie Kiser to install a fence around their pool.

Emilie Kiser is reflecting on the death of 3-year-old son Trigg — and how it could have potentially been prevented. "I take full accountability as Trigg's mother, and I know I should have done more to protect him,

The Arizona-based influencer broke her silence on social media on Thursday, Aug. 28, posting a public statement for the first time since her son died in May