A couple has been charged with child abuse and neglect in the drowning death of their 1-year-old daughter.
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Fairfax County police said Wreef Wafy Almutiri drowned inside a room at the Westin Hotel, located at 11750 Sunrise Valley Drive in Reston, on Sept. 18.
Her parents, 27-year-old Wafy Abdullah Almutiri and 21-year-old Maryam Masaad Almutiri, turned themselves in Monday.
Officer Bud Walker, a police spokesman, would not say what evidence led to the arrests. A hotel employee called police about the drowning, Walker said. He said the girl’s parents were on the hotel premises, but did not know exactly where they were.
Police have said the child suffered no obvious trauma. Walker said no further charges are expected to be filed.
