Melina's father, Luciano Frattolin, was charged with murdering and concealing her body. Her body was found in an upstate New York pond under a log over the weekend. NEW YORK - Melina Frattolin, the 9-year-old girl from Canada who was found dead in an upstate New York pond,

A Canadian man whose daughter was found dead after he reported that she was abducted while they were vacationing in upstate New York has been charged with murder.

The Canadian girl allegedly killed by her father in upstate New York over the weekend was drowned, according to an autopsy conducted Monday. Preliminary findings released Tuesday indicate 9-year-old Melina Frattolin of Montreal died from asphyxia due to drowning and her death was a homicide,