Overview
- Dr. Neha Gupta was arrested under a Miami-Dade County first-degree murder warrant and booked in Oklahoma County Jail without bond.
- A June 29 autopsy found no water in her daughter’s lungs or stomach and noted facial injuries investigators say are consistent with smothering.
- Miami-Dade detectives say surveillance footage, autopsy results and Gupta’s recorded statement established that she staged the pool scene.
- Authorities are finalizing extradition arrangements so Gupta can make her initial court appearance in Florida on the murder charge.
- Gupta’s attorneys argue the investigation was rushed and maintain she is a grieving mother who did not kill her daughter.