LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say a Las Vegas woman is in custody in connection with the drowning death of her 2-year-old daughter.
Las Vegas Metro Police say the woman in her mid-40s called 911 Saturday afternoon claiming her child had drowned in the bathtub.
They say she ignored dispatchers' pleas to pull the child out of the water and perform CPR.
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Responding officers found the child unresponsive in the bathtub and tried resuscitate the toddler.
The child was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
Police say the woman has been booked at jail on suspicion of murder.
The name of the woman and child haven't been released by authorities.
