The police have officially charged the mother of the 6-year-old girl who was found dead in a bathtub at her Brooklyn home on Friday, according to the NYPD.<\/p>\n
Karla Espinal, 26, was charged Saturday night with assault in the second degree, acting in a manner injurious to a child, and reckless endangerment, the NYPD tells The Post.<\/p>\n
Espinal was taken into custody at her Highland Park home where her 6-year-old daughter was found submerged in a full bathtub with blood clots in her eyes indicating a struggle, sources told The Post.
\nThe girl was pronounced dead Friday at Brookdale University Medical Center. <\/p>\n
A friend of the victim\u2019s father said the grieving dad suspected his daughter was murdered.
\nHe just sent me a message around like 4 o\u2019clock telling me that someone murdered his daughter. He didn\u2019t say who,\u201d Emmanuel Pichardo told The Post.<\/p>\n
Neighbors were at a loss to account for the death of a girl who seemingly was part of a loving family.
\nI see that they are happy. I see the mother loved the girl\u2026 and [the father] is a nice guy,\u201d nextdoor neighbor Gina Khau told The Post<\/p>\n
Khau further tells The Post that hours before the child\u2019s death, the 73-year-old Khau heard \u201csomeone screaming\u201d at about 4 a.m.<\/p>\n
Vincent Abad, another neighbor, said the girl was \u201chappy, happy all time,\u201d and was regularly seen with her parents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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