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.
![The 6-year-old girl was discovered in the tub, unconscious and unresponsive, by authorities around 1:30 p.m. Friday, according to police.](https://m.ariseright.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/NYC-mom-charged-in-Brooklyn-bathtub-death-of-6-year-old-daughter.jpg)
![Police investigate the death of the girl in Brooklyn on Feb. 8, 2025.](https://m.ariseright.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1739075749_25_NYC-mom-charged-in-Brooklyn-bathtub-death-of-6-year-old-daughter.jpg)
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.