Karla Espinal, a 26-year-old mother from Brooklyn, faces serious charges after her 6-year-old daughter, Madelyn Tavarez, was discovered dead in their bathtub. Espinal allegedly told police she was "baptizing" her daughter, despite evidence that suggested Madelyn struggled for her life. After being submerged for potentially up to 20 minutes, the child was transported to a hospital but pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Espinal, currently under psychiatric evaluation and suicide watch, has been charged with second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and endangering a child, with potential for additional charges pending autopsy results.
A disturbed Brooklyn mom who was busted after her 6-year-old daughter was found dead in her bathtub told police she "was baptizing her daughter," prosecutors said in court Sunday.
The blood clots suggest the girl fought to stay alive, sources told The Post.
Espinal is now under psychiatric evaluation and on suicide watch, prosecutors said.
Madelyn's father, Jorge Tavarez, told police his young daughter was alive and well just one hour earlier.
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