A mother has been charged after police found her 5-year-old daughter dead.
Andrea Webb, 21, has been charged with injury to a child.
The initial call said her daughter Samantha Bell, may have fallen from a second-story apartment but police noticed her injuries were not consistent with a fall.
According to police, Bell had bruises on her face, chest, abdomen, arms and back.
Detectives say an autopsy will give them a better idea of what actually caused her death.
Bell's stepfather was also arrested at the scene for not identifying himself.
Mother charged after 5-year-old found dead in southeast Houston
She said her daughter fell, but police saw injuries to her face, chest and back, which were not consistent with a fall.
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