Brooklyn Mom Charged With Murder for Drowning Toddler

A woman in Brooklyn, New York has been charged for allegedly drowning her 2-year-old daughter in the bathtub at their home.
Brooklyn Mom Charged With Murder for Drowning Toddler
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A woman in Brooklyn, New York has been charged for allegedly drowning her 2-year-old daughter in the bathtub at their home.

Officials said 24-year-old Lin Li has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter, and acting in a manner injurious to a child.

According to The New York Times, authorities said the toddler, Melody Pheng, was found unconscious and unresponsive on Sunday evening when police officers arrived at the family’s home in the Sunset Park neighborhood.

The cause of death is drowning. The manner of death is homicide.
Dr. Barbara Sampson, chief medical examiner