Instead of jumping straight in, she took time to take off her shoes and socks and put her phone aside before taking her child out of the water, prosecutors say.
Erica Baez was arrested by Suffolk County cops after her daughter, Kaitlyn, died of sepsis a complication from her near-drowning in the pool at the Melville Marriot Hotel, prosecutors said Tuesday.
A New York woman was indicted in Suffolk County on manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child in connection to the death of her 7-year-old daughter.