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Philadelphia woman charged in death of her 2-year-old

Medics found the little girl unresponsive when they were called to her Bustleton home on Friday, police say.

Diana Taylor is charged with murder and involuntary manslaughter in the death of her 2-year-old-daughter.
Diana Taylor is charged with murder and involuntary manslaughter in the death of her 2-year-old-daughter.Read morePhiladelphia Police Dept.

A 35-year-old Bustleton woman has been charged with murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, police said Tuesday.

Diana Taylor also is charged with involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child. She is being held without bail awaiting a preliminary hearing set for May 23.

Police did not say how the toddler, identified as Faith Taylor, was killed.

Medics who were called to Taylor's home along the 10000 block of Wilbur Street just before 6 p.m. Friday found the girl unresponsive and took her to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 6:23 p.m., police said.

Taylor was arrested Saturday and charged over the weekend, according to court records. She is being represented by the Defender Association of Philadelphia.