Jun 16, 2009 3:33 pm US/Eastern
Baby Sitter Arrested After Baby Drowns In Bucket
Police: 11-Month-Old Queens Baby Climbed Into Bucket At Private Child Care Service Center
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An 11-month-old boy drowned after climbing into a bucket filled with liquid at a child care center in Queens on June 15, 2009.
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A New York City baby sitter faces charges following the death of an 11-month-old boy. Authorities say the toddler may have fallen head-first into a mop bucket.
Police say 28-year-old Krystal Khan was arrested Monday on a charge of endangering the welfare of a child.
Authorities responded to a call of an unconscious child at her home in Queens. James Farrior died at a hospital.
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An autopsy will be performed on Tuesday to determine the cause of his death.
The name of Khan's attorney was not immediately on record. There was no answer at a telephone number listed for her home.
EMS units responded to the call just before 11 a.m. at a home on 108th Street in Richmond Hill.
Neighbors say the woman who runs the place came outside screaming.
"When I came outside I heard the baby fell into a bucket of water," said Angie Singh, who lives nearby.
The child was in cardiac arrest when paramedics arrived.
"They said he's not breathing, and then the firemen just ran with him," said neighbor Liz Rivero.
One neighbor said CPR was being performed on the child as he was taken from the house.
"I did see the child coming out with the fire department, running straight to the ambulance and took him away," said Bill Caceres.
The toddler was taken to Jamaica Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The home had a sign in the window that said "Child Care All Day Every Day." Neighbors said the service had been in operation for two years.
The state Health Department, which regulates day care centers, said the operation, while unlicensed, appears to have been legal. Licensing is required when only more than two children are cared for. This appeared to be a baby-sitting service for only two children.
Stay with WCBSTV.com for continuing coverage of this tragic situation.
(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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