7-year-old girl found dead in Van Nuys apartment
The mother of a 7-year-old girl was arrested after the child was found dead at a Van Nuys apartment Friday night.
Los Angeles police responded to reports of a child who was not breathing at an apartment building on the 6800 block of Sepulveda Boulevard at 5:14 p.m.
Police entered the family’s second-story unit, where the young girl was found unresponsive in the bathtub.
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Cell phone video from a bystander captured the child’s mother being wheeled out by police from her Van Nuys apartment following the death of her 7-year-old daughter on April 11, 2025. -
A homicide investigation is underway after a 7-year-old girl was found dead at a Van Nuys apartment on April 11, 2025. (KTLA) -
A homicide investigation is underway after a 7-year-old girl was found dead at a Van Nuys apartment on April 11, 2025. (KTLA) -
A homicide investigation is underway after a 7-year-old girl was found dead at a Van Nuys apartment on April 11, 2025. (KTLA)
A neighbor told KTLA’s John Fenoglio that three people reportedly lived in the home — the 7-year-old girl, along with a man and a woman.
The neighbor said the man reportedly found the girl’s lifeless body when he arrived home and began screaming for help. Police have not confirmed whether that man is the girl’s parent or guardian.
The girl’s mother was found suffering from injuries that appeared to be lacerations, according to the neighbor.
The woman was taken into custody. A video of the scene showed her being wheeled out of the apartment in a wheelchair with her wrists restrained to the chair’s handles.
The circumstances surrounding the girl’s death remain unclear. No further details, including her identity, were released as a homicide investigation is underway.
This story will be updated when more information becomes available.