A 6-year-old Bronx girl died after she arrived at the hospital with bruising all over her body.
Jalayah Eason's mother called 911 just after 4 a.m. Friday, reporting the injuries.
Police responded to the Forest Houses in Morrisania and found the child unconscious in her mother's bedroom.
Authorities say she had bruising and trauma on her wrists and torso.
Detectives are questioning her mother but no charges have been filed, and the cause of the girl's death will be determined by the medical examiner.
The girl had been living in a squalid 12th floor apartment that was filthy and filled with clothes and other belongings strewn about.
A downstairs neighbor said she often heard crying from the apartment above.
Two other children, an 8-year-old boy and 3-year-old girl, have been removed from the household by ACS. The other children also appeared to have older injuries.
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