Crime & Safety
NYC Mom Charged In Death Of Daughter Found Dead In Bathtub
Police found a 6-year-old girl unresponsive in a tub of water inside a home in Brooklyn on Friday.
NEW YORK CITY — A 26-year-old mother has been arrested and charged after her 6-year-old daughter was found dead submerged in a bathtub this past weekend, police said.
Karla Espinal, 26, has been charged with assault and reckless endangerment in connection to the Friday incident.
Police responded to a house in Cypress Hills on Elton Street around 1:30 p.m. where they found the 6-year-old girl unresponsive in a tub of water.
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The victim was taken to Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
Espinal allegedly told police that she was "baptizing her daughter," according to multiple media reports.
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Additionally, police disclosed that the 6-year-old girl had blood clots in her eyes, indicating a possible struggle.
Espinal is being held in jail without bail.
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