A mother accused of making no effort to rescue her screaming six-year-old daughter from a house fire as she fled the blaze to save herself wept in court on Sunday.
According to a report, Erica Rosello, 32, allegedly escaped
the property in Miami on Thursday night as the blaze consumed her
apartment - but left her daughter behind.
The fire is said to have taken hold of the home after Rosello poured water on an oil fire in the kitchen.
She became separated from her
daughter and ran out of the apartment before allegedly flagging down a
car and asking the driver to take her to a friend's house.
Firefighters were called to
the apartment and were able to break through a window to rescue the
girl, who was unconscious from smoke inhalation.
She was taken to Nicklaus Children's Hospital but has since been released and is expected to make a full recovery.
Meanwhile Rosello, who by this time was said to be at her friend's house, called her mother, Angelica Tabio.
Ms Tabio said:
'When her friend calmed her down - that friend has my phone number - she called me, and the first thing she told me was, '"Mom, she is dead."'
The grandmother said she replied:
'"What do you mean she is dead? No, she is here in the hospital."'The mother later arrived at the hospital, where she was arrested
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