An Oklahoma City pediatrician, Dr. Neha Gupta, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of her 4-year-old daughter. The child was found floating in a swimming pool at a short-term rental home in El Portal, Miami-Dade County, Florida, where the family was vacationing. Authorities allege that Dr. Gupta staged the drowning to conceal the murder, with autopsy reports indicating no water was found in the girl's lungs and signs of asphyxiation consistent with smothering. Court documents and police statements suggest the pediatrician attempted to make the death appear accidental. Dr. Gupta was reportedly fired from her medical position weeks before the incident. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation, and the case has drawn comparisons to other high-profile incidents involving staged deaths of children.
Okla. pediatrician accused of staging 4-year-old daughter's drowning extradited to Fla., MDSO says https://t.co/zavbtwMPXw
Pediatrician accused of staging child’s death is back in Miami and behind bars https://t.co/eosEIPjaJ1
Dr. Neha Gupta, a 36-year-old Oklahoma pediatrician and mother, was extradited to Miami on a first-degree murder charge after authorities say she smothered her daughter and staged the scene to appear as an accidental drowning. https://t.co/uI2s08ZVPF