Mother Charged After Daughter Found Unresponsive In Melville Hotel Pool

The mother of a 7-year-old girl found unresponsive in a hotel pool on Long Island last year has been charged with manslaughter.

The mother of a girl found unresponsive in a Melville hotel pool and later died has been charged with manslaughter.
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Kathy Reakes

05/16/2023 9:00 a.m.

Katlyn Pineda, of Queens, was found unresponsive in Suffolk County in the Marriott Melville pool on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, and remained in a coma until she died from her injuries on Monday, May 1, said the Suffolk County Police.

Earlier report: Girl Found Unresponsive At Hotel Pool In Suffolk County

Following an investigation by Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives, Pineda’s mother, Erica Baez, was arrested on Monday, May 15 at 7:45 p.m. in Manhattan.

According to police, Baez left her daughter unattended in the swimming pool on the day of the incident.

Baez, age 41, of the Bronx, has been charged with manslaughter and two counts of acting in a manner injurious to a child.

She is being held overnight and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Tuesday, May 16.

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