Stepfather: mom who drowned 7-year-old suffered mental health issues, lost it over immigration

April 16 (UPI) — A California woman accused of drowning her 7-year-old daughter has been charged with murder.

“The alleged facts of this case — where a mother is accused of intentionally taking the life of her young child — are profoundly tragic and deeply unsettling,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said Tuesday in a release .

On Friday, 37-year-old Graciela Xiomara Castellanos was arrested after police found her unresponsive daughter, Rebecca, in a bathtub before 6 p.m. local time at an apartment in the 6800 block of Sepulveda Boulevard in Van Nuys.

The young girl was pronounced dead at the scene, according to officials…

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