2-year-old girl dead after being found unconscious in Brooklyn bathtub

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Monday, March 14, 2016
2-year-old girl dead after being found unconscious in Brooklyn bathtub
2-year-old girl dead after being found unconscious in Brooklyn bathtubJim Dolan is in Sunset Park with the story

SUNSET PARK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- An investigation is underway after the death of a 2-year-old girl inside a Brooklyn home.

Police say Melody Phang was found unconscious in a bathtub in Sunset Park and was later pronounced dead at at Maimonides Hospital.

Her 24-year-old mother and 30-year-old father are being interviewed by police, but so far, no charges have been filed.

The couple's 4-year-old son, who authorities said had bruising around his neck, was removed from the household and placed in the custody of the Administration for Children's Services.

An autopsy will determine the toddler's cause of death.

NYPD Chief of Brooklyn Detectives Patrick Conry says police are currently investigating the incident as a child abuse case, but that there is no history at the residence of prior reports.

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