NYC mom charged in Brooklyn bathtub death of 6-year-old daughter
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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.
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.
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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.
The girl was pronounced dead Friday at Brookdale University Medical Center.