A Chicago woman was arrested for the murder of a 1-year-old girl in the city's Garfield Park neighborhood, authorities said.
Marisol Vazquez, 37, was charged with first-degree murder, according to a news release from Chicago police. Vazquez was taken into custody on Tuesday in connection with the murder of a 1-year-old girl who died on Dec. 20 in the 500 block of North Springfield, police said.
Chicago police previously said the child was found unresponsive at the above address and transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the child as Lucia Vasquez and determined she died by asphyxia from an assault.
The suspect, Marisol Vazquez, was set to appear in court for a detention hearing on Saturday.
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