An Oklahomachildren's doctor has been arrested for the alleged murder of her four-year-old daughter.
Paediatrician Dr Neha Gupta is facing a first-degree murder charge over the death of her child, Aria Talathi, the Miami-Dade County Sheriff's Office said.
Police responded to reports of a drowning child in a residential pool in El Portal, Florida, on June 27.
Fire crews also attended the scene and transported the young girl to a hospital.
Medics then pronounced the child as deceased.
A preliminary investigation by police revealed that Dr Gupta and her daughter had travelled form Oklahoma and were staying at a short-term rented property.
Overnight, police received an 911 call stating the child was drowning inside the pool.
Once officers arrived, they discovered the victim "unresponsive" in the water.
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Dr Neha Gupta is accused of murdering her daughter
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Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Dr Gupta and travelled to Oklahoma City where they located her and took her to custody.
According to ABC News, an autopsy report as stated on the police affidavit showed the young girl's lungs and stomach "did not contain water" which then "ruled out drowning as the cause of death".
The affidavit also reportedly said a medical examiner had noticed cuts on the victim's face which is "consistent with asphyxiation by smothering" and that authorities had concluded Gupta had "attempted to conceal the killing" by "staging an accidental drowning", reports ABC News.
In a statement on July 2, Miami-Dade County Sheriff's Office said Gupta, aged 36, will be charged with murder in first-degree.Most Read
