A second child with autism drowned in a Cincinnati pond in under a year. Now parents want answers

Joshua Al-Lateef, 6, and Mar’Dasia Forte, 7, both drowned in a Cincinnati pond within months of each other - (West Chester Township/Mika Forte/The Enquirer)

Parents are looking for answers after a second child with autism drowned in a Cincinnati pond in less than a year.

Six-year-old Joshua Al-Lateef drowned in a pond at his family’s West Chester apartment complex in November. Months later, seven-year-old Mar’Dasia Forte drowned in a pond at her family’s West Chester apartment complex on June 13.