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5-year-old girl found dead in Queens home, police say
first published Oct 15, 2026, 11:25 AM ET · 7 articles · title as published by Spectrum News NY1
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- Spectrum News NY15-year-old girl found dead in Queens home, police sayOct 15, 2026, 11:25 AM ET
- New York Post – MetroNYC mom who told 911 she killed 5-year-old daughter had been ‘acting strange’ for months: familyOct 15, 2026, 6:17 PM ET
- New York Post – MetroNYC mom charged with murdering her 5-year-old after confessing to 911 operator: ‘I killed my daughter’Oct 16, 2026, 11:52 AM ET
- GothamistQueens mother charged with murder in death of 5-year-old daughter, NYPD saysOct 16, 2026, 11:57 AM ET
- amNewYorkSouth Richmond Hill mother criminally charged with killing her 5-year-old daughter in family’s home: NYPDOct 16, 2026, 1:15 PM ET
- New York Post – MetroNYC girl, 5, killed by mom suffered heart, brain injuries, DA reveals — as family reels: ‘I forgive my daughter’Oct 16, 2026, 8:22 PM ET
- New York Post – MetroDad of NYC girl, 5, allegedly killed by mom is now struggling to afford funeralOct 17, 2026, 7:39 PM ET
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5-year-old girl found dead in Queens home, police say
Police say the girl was found unresponsive inside a home in Richmond Hill Wednesday night.
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Photo: New York Post – MetroNew York Post – MetroNYC mom who told 911 she killed 5-year-old daughter had been ‘acting strange’ for months: family
The mentally ill Queens mom arrested for killing her 5-year-old daughter was off her meds and had been hospitalized just three months ago, the woman’s distraught father told The Post.
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Photo: New York Post – MetroNew York Post – MetroNYC mom charged with murdering her 5-year-old after confessing to 911 operator: ‘I killed my daughter’
Police charged Cabello with murder Thursday evening, a day after little Fabiana Cabello was found unconscious and unresponsive inside the home on 110th Street near 95th Avenue in South Richmond Hill.
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Photo: GothamistGothamistQueens mother charged with murder in death of 5-year-old daughter, NYPD says
Francis Cabello, 32, was arrested and charged on Thursday.
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Photo: amNewYorkamNewYorkSouth Richmond Hill mother criminally charged with killing her 5-year-old daughter in family’s home: NYPD
The emotionally disturbed South Richmond Hill mother who told a 911 radio operator that she had killed her 5-year-old daughter in her family home on Wednesday, Oct. 14 ,was arrested and charged with…
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Photo: New York Post – MetroNew York Post – MetroNYC girl, 5, killed by mom suffered heart, brain injuries, DA reveals — as family reels: ‘I forgive my daughter’
Cabello walked slowly into court with her head down, wearing white overalls cuffed behind her back, remaining silent and catatonic throughout the proceeding.
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Photo: New York Post – MetroNew York Post – MetroDad of NYC girl, 5, allegedly killed by mom is now struggling to afford funeral
The father of 5-year-old Fabiana Cabello has launched a fundraiser for her funeral after her mother was charged with her murder in Queens.
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