An Oklahoma pediatrician has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly staging the death of her 4-year-old daughter to appear as a drowning accident at a Florida vacation rental, according to law enforcement records.
Dr. Neha Gupta, 36, was arrested Tuesday and booked into the Oklahoma County Jail in Oklahoma City. The charges stem from an incident that took place on June 27 at an Airbnb in El Portal, just north of Miami, where Gupta was vacationing with her daughter, Aria.
Authorities allege she attempted to cover up the child’s death by making it appear as if she drowned in the property’s swimming pool. According to an affidavit from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, Gupta told investigators she had been asleep with Aria when she awoke around 3:20 a.m. and noticed the sliding-glass door to the patio was open…