US EditionStepfather: mom who drowned 7-year-old suffered mental health issues, lost it over immigration
- Graciela Castellanos, age 37, was arrested on Friday in Van Nuys after her daughter's death.
- Castellanos is accused of drowning her 7-year-old daughter, Rebecca, at their apartment.
- Police found Rebecca unresponsive in a bathtub at the Sepulveda Boulevard apartment complex.
- The medical examiner reported Rebecca died from asphyxia and drowning; a neighbor reported screams: "Mommy, please no."
- Castellanos is held on $2 million bail; her fiancé believes depression triggered the alleged drowning.
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The Independent
The Independent (US)Mom in ‘deep depression’ charged with drowning her 7-year-old daughter in a bathtub
Prosecutors said the case was ‘tragic and deeply unsettling’
Los Angeles Times
UpstractMom charged with drowning 7-year-old daughter was in a 'deep depression,' fiancé says
Graciela Castellanos' fiancé said she suffers from 'mental and emotional health issues,' and he believes she was triggered by 'a deep depression.'
Gut-wrenching final plea of girl, 7, 'killed by her mum in rage over migration status' - The Mirror
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Rebecca Castellanos, 7, was allegedly drowned in the bathtub by her mother, Garcia Castellanos. Shell-shocked and deeply disturbed by last week's horrific incident, her' partner remains in disbelief
Woman accused of drowning 7-year-old daughter was distraught over immigration status, fiancé claims
A woman who allegedly killed her 7-year-old daughter had been severely distraught over her immigration status, says the woman's fiancé. Thirty-seven-year-old Graciela Castellanos is the primary suspect in the drowning death of her daughter in a Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles on Friday. Castellanos' fiancé told KABC-TV that she had been a good mother but that she had episodes of mental illness. They overhead a girl yelling, 'Mommy, please…
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