RICHMOND HILL, Queens (WABC) — A mother is now charged with murder after police say she confessed to killing her daughter, 5-year-old Fabiana Cabello.<\/p>\n
Francis Cabello, 32, is facing a murder charge in the death of her young daughter after she apparently admitted to killing her child in a 911 call.<\/p>\n
The little girl, Fabiana, was found unresponsive inside a home on 110th Street in Richmond Hill on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Police say they made the discovery just before 7 p.m.<\/a> after responding to a 911 call by the girl’s mother.<\/p>\n Authorities said Francis reportedly stated to the 911 operator, “I killed my daughter.”<\/p>\n When officers arrived, they found the mother downstairs. She told the officers, “She’s upstairs, not breathing.”<\/p>\n Police said they found the girl in a bedroom, bleeding from her nose and mouth. She died at Jamaica Hospital just before 7:30 p.m.<\/a><\/p>\n While the medical examiner will determine a cause of death, police officials are investigating the death as a homicide.<\/p>\n Fabiana’s grandfather, Franklin Cabello, said he was home at the time and did not know what had happened until police came through his door around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.<\/p>\n “She was in the bedroom, closed the door. We saw nothing,” Franklin Cabello said.<\/p>\n Francis was taken to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. Relatives said she has a history of mental illness.<\/p>\n “The mother has mental problems. On medication,” Franklin Cabello said.<\/p>\n Neighbors remembered Fabiana as a happy child who spent time playing outside.<\/p>\n “All summer. They used to play around here, running around, riding a bicycle, scooter,” one neighbor said. “Always happy.”<\/p>\n The investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n A 5-year-old girl died after an assault was reported to police in Richmond Hill, Queens, on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n ———-<\/p>\n * More Queens news<\/a><\/p>\n * Send us a news tip<\/a><\/p>\n * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts<\/a> <\/p>\n * Follow us on YouTube<\/a> <\/p>\n
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