Authorities say a 9-year-old Canadian girl found dead in a New York pond was drowned. Preliminary autopsy results released Tuesday classify her death as a homicide.

The father of a 9-year-old girl who was found dead after being reported abducted Saturday evening in upstate New York has been charged with her murder, authorities said. Melina Frattolin’s body was found in the shallow portion of a pond in the town of Ticonderoga in Essex County,

Melina Frattolin was drowned, and her death has been classified as a homicide, according to a preliminary autopsy report. Melina's father, Luciano Frattolin, was charged with murdering and concealing her body.

A Canadian man whose daughter was found dead after he reported that she was abducted while they were vacationing in upstate New York has been charged with murder.

New York State Police arrested a Canadian man after his 9-year-old daughter was found dead in a pond in upstate New York, authorities announced Monday. Luciano Frattolin, 45, called 911 Saturday night from Lake George to report his daughter,