Dr. Neha Gupta, a pediatrician, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder after the death of her 4-year-old daughter, Aria Talathi. The child was found unresponsive in a swimming pool, but autopsy results revealed she had died before entering the water, with evidence indicating smothering. Gupta had traveled with her daughter from Oklahoma for a beach trip shortly before the incident. Investigators received a warrant for her arrest after discovering inconsistencies in her account of events and have not disclosed a motive related to her ongoing divorce proceedings with Aria's father.
Autopsy reports indicated that the child had died before stepping into the water, with officials finding cuts and bruising in her mouth consistent with being smothered to death.
Dr. Neha Gupta, 36, faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of 4-year-old Aria Talathi and is being held without bond.
Investigators issued a warrant for Gupta's arrest on July 1 after discovering inconsistencies in her account of events surrounding her daughter's death.
Talathi was unaware that the mother had taken their daughter out of state for vacation and had been embroiled in a contentious divorce.
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