A former Oklahoma pediatrician initially arrested for first-degree murder in the death of her 4-year-old daughter in Miami-Dade County is now officially charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child, a bondable offense.
A pediatrician from Oklahoma accused of murdering her 4-year-old daughter in South Florida was recently fired from her job and had been in a heated custody battle with the child’s father, according to court records obtained by Local 10 News.
A pediatrician from Oklahoma is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with the death of her 4-year-old daughter in South Florida — a case Miami-Dade detectives now say involved a staged drowning and signs of “asphyxiation by smothering.”