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Doctor allegedly watched as boy, 7, drowned at community pool for several minutes— and sent other kids to save him

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Hussain, Z. (2026, October 8). Doctor allegedly watched as boy, 7, drowned at community pool for several minutes— and sent other kids to save him. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/08/us-news/doctor-allegedly-watched-as-boy-7-drowned-at-community-pool-for-several-minutes-sent-other-kids-to-save-him/

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Sukanthini Subbiah, a 48-year-old doctor from Louisiana, faces charges of aggravated manslaughter after surveillance footage showed her allegedly failing to help Khushil Bandi, a seven-year-old boy she was supervising at an Orlando community pool, when he began drowning. The child struggled in the water for seven minutes before being rescued by another adult who was alerted by Subbiah; meanwhile, Subbiah had sent two other children to assist him. Prosecutors argue that her actions were criminally negligent and led directly to Khushil’s death.

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Sukanthini Subbiah, a 48-year-old physician from Louisiana, was charged with aggravated manslaughter for allegedly failing to rescue Khushil Bandi, a 7-year-old boy who drowned at a community pool in Orlando, Florida on April 10. According to court records and surveillance footage, Khushil began struggling in the water within a minute of entering the pool around 6:19 p.m., and he was drowning for seven minutes before being pulled out. During this time, Subbiah allegedly watched and instructed the boy's twin sister and her own son to assist him instead of intervening herself. Another adult at the scene eventually rescued Khushil from the water after Subbiah alerted them, but despite attempts by Subbiah to perform CPR, Khushil died.

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A doctor allegedly failed to intervene as a child she was looking after drowned at a Florida community pool, according to authorities. uncertain

she → fail → authorities

Sukanthini Subbiah, 48, of Louisiana, was charged with aggravated manslaughter this week following an extensive investigation into the April 10 death of Khushil Bandi, 7, at the Everbe Clubhouse pool in Orlando, according to court records. uncertain

Subbiah → charge → records

Subbiah, a physician, was staying in the Everbe neighborhood to visit family when she brought Khushil, his twin sister and her son to the pool for a play date, the court records said. asserted

records → stay → date

Surveillance footage revealed that the children entered the pool at 6:19 p.m., and within a minute, evidence showed Khushil had begun “splashing vigorously” and drowning, the arrest warrant affidavit said. asserted

affidavit → reveal → minute

Subbiah allegedly watched as the child struggled in the water and sent the two other children to help him. uncertain

child → watch → him

Khushil was drowning in the pool for a shocking seven minutes before he was pulled from the water. asserted

he → drown → water

The doctor eventually alerted another poolgoer, who jumped into the water to retrieve Khushil as the other two kids began “yelling and screaming,” the warrant said. asserted

warrant → alert → Khushil

Subbiah tried to perform CPR on the young boy, but he succumbed to his injuries. asserted

he → try → injuries

Though police initially believed the drowning to be accidental, after conducting interviews and reviewing the footage, officials concluded Subbiah’s “culpably negligent” conduct caused Khushil’s death. asserted

conduct → believe → death

“Subbiah was the sole adult responsible for the decedent, was present while the emergency unfolded, had the knowledge and opportunity to recognize the danger, and had the ability to intervene,” a detective wrote. asserted

detective → unfold → ability

“Her failure to do so allowed the decedent’s submersion and oxygen deprivation to continue until another adult ultimately performed the rescue she had failed to undertake,” investigators said. asserted

investigators → allow → rescue

Subbiah was booked into Orange County Jail on Monday. asserted

Subbiah → book → Monday

Her defense attorney, Rajan Joshi, told WFTV she plans on fighting the charges. asserted

she → tell → charges

“Accidents do happen every day. asserted

Accidents → happen → ?

We don’t see criminal liability in this case,” Joshi told the outlet. asserted

Joshi → see → outlet

“This is a person who’s dedicated her life to saving people’s lives, has a good heart, and never had any problems with the law,” said Joshi. asserted

Joshi → dedicate → law

“She plans on fighting these charges in court.” asserted

She → plan → court

Doctor allegedly watched as boy, 7, drowned at community pool for several minutes— and sent other kids to save him

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