An Alabama mother has been charged with murder after her 2-year-old daughter was found bound hand and foot and left face-down on a bed, where she suffocated. Sheriff's officials say the toddler was left in that position for more than 12 hours before she died, prompting the murder charge against her mother.

Investigators say the child had been restrained and left unattended for an extended period, during which she was unable to move and ultimately stopped breathing. The case is being handled by local law enforcement in Alabama, with the mother now facing a murder charge in connection with her daughter's death.