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Cops: Baby's death may mean upgraded charges

On a recent warm day, Sareena Mendolia proudly brought her new daughter Madeline out to show her to neighbors in the Middle Island apartment complex where she lives, residents said Thursday.

"The mom, she loved her baby so much. She was always like, 'Come look at the baby, come look at the baby,' said neighbor Chanté Hobbs, 20. "I remember she had beautiful eyes."

Another neighbor,...

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