Lawyer: Mexican mother detained in 4-year-old daughter’s death denies involvement

Mexican mom denies role in her 4-year-old’s death

MEXICO CITY — A defense attorney says a Mexican woman suspected in the death of her 4-year-old daughter denies involvement.

The case of Paulette Gebara Farah has riveted Mexico because of the nationwide campaign her parents launched to find her.

The girl was reported missing March 22 and her body was found more than a week later in her home, wedged between the mattress and the frame of her own bed.

Mother Lisette Farah is being held as suspect.

Mexican newspapers quote her lawyer, Alejandro Varela, as saying Farah “has no idea who could have committed this atrocity.” Newspapers say Varela spoke to reporters Saturday outside the hotel where Farah is being held under a form of house arrest.

Varela says he is appealing her detention.