Body of girl, 3, found in motel; mom arrested

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Story Created: Nov 17, 2008 at 2:19 PM PST

Story Updated: Nov 21, 2008 at 4:51 AM PST

By Associated Press

WATSONVILLE, Calif. (AP) - An Aptos woman is under arrest for allegedly suffocating her 3-year-old daughter and leaving her body in a motel room.

Police say 37-year-old Veva Virgil suffers from schizophrenia.

Virgil was taken into custody Sunday night, several hours after a housekeeper at a Watsonville motel discovered the body of Isabella Martinez.

Authorities have not said exactly how the child died.

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