Dad of NYC girl, 5, allegedly killed by mom struggling to afford funeral: ‘I lost my whole world’

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Roberts, G. (2026, October 17). Dad of NYC girl, 5, allegedly killed by mom struggling to afford funeral: ‘I lost my whole world’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/17/us-news/dad-of-nyc-girl-allegedly-killed-by-mom-struggling-to-pay-for-funeral/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-17 · by Georgett Roberts

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Kuldeep Singh, father of 5-year-old Fabiana Cabello who was allegedly killed by her mother in Queens on Wednesday, is struggling to afford his child’s funeral. Singh turned to a GoFundMe page to raise funds for the costs, stating he needs help dealing with the financial burden while also coping with grief from losing his daughter. His wife, Francis Cabello, 32, has been charged with murder and confessed to killing Fabiana; preliminary autopsy results suggest asphyxia as a cause of death.
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Story summary

Francis Cabello, a 32-year-old mother from Queens, allegedly murdered her 5-year-old daughter, Fabiana Cabello, in their South Richmond Hill home. The incident occurred around 7:00 PM on Wednesday, October 14, when police responded to a 911 call made by the mother herself who confessed to killing her child. Upon arrival, officers found Fabiana unconscious and unresponsive with injuries to her mouth and nose; she was pronounced dead shortly after at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later determined that Fabiana suffered severe heart, brain, eye, and lung injuries. Cabello was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on second-degree murder charges and held without bail. Her father, Kuldeep Singh, is struggling to afford funeral costs, having created a GoFundMe page to cover expenses.

Written for “Death Of NYC Girl Investigated” on 2026-10-18, grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.
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📰 Death Of NYC Girl Investigated
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“Both articles describe the same specific incident involving a mother allegedly killing her five-year-old daughter in Queens, New York, on the same date.”
New York Post
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“Both articles describe the death of a 5-year-old girl named Fabiana Cabello in South Richmond Hill, Queens, allegedly killed by her mother on the same date.”
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Georgett Roberts
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Topics

Queens Uber

Subjects

Singh PERSON · 2× Cabello PERSON · 1× Fabiana PERSON · 1× Fabiana Cabello PERSON · 1× Francis PERSON · 1× Francis Cabello PERSON · 1× Franklin Cabello PERSON · 1× Kuldeep Singh PERSON · 1× Queens GPE · 1× Uber ORG · 1×

Narrative

“The funeral home and cemetery are asking for a deposit, and I do not have the money for it,” Kuldeep Singh — whose 5-year-old daughter, Fabiana Cabello, was found battered to death in her South Richmond Hill home on Wednesday — wroteon a GoFundMe page he created.
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🔮 She may have strangled her daughter, prosecutors revealed at her arraignment Friday.

Claims (20 extracted, 3 hedged)

The father of the 5-year-old Queens girl allegedly slain by her mother cannot afford to lay his child to rest, the devastated man wrote in an online fundraiser. uncertain
man → slay → fundraiser
“The funeral home and cemetery are asking for a deposit, and I do not have the money for it,” Kuldeep Singh — whose 5-year-old daughter, Fabiana Cabello, was found battered to death in her South Richmond Hill home on Wednesday — wroteon a GoFundMe page he created. asserted
he → ask → page
Taking to the campaign site two days after his daughter’s death, Singh wrote, “I am asking for help with her funeral and cemetery costs. asserted
I → take → costs
“I loved my daughter very much, and losing her feels like I lost my whole world.” asserted
I → love → world
The heartbroken dad revealed that working as a cab driver has while dealing with such an unimaginable loss has been near impossible. asserted
has → reveal → loss
“I am trying to keep working as an Uber driver while driving a rental car, but I am grieving and struggling to manage these costs at the same time.” asserted
I → try → time
Mom Francis Cabello, 32, was charged with murder on Thursday after she chillingly confessed to a 911 operator, “I killed my daughter,” cops and sources said this week. asserted
cops → charge → daughter
Little Fabiana was found unconscious and unresponsive with blood on her nose and mouth inside the family home on 110th Street near 95th Avenue in South Richmond Hill just before 7 p.m. Wednesday. asserted
Fabiana → find → p.m.
Franklin Cabello, the tot’s grandfather, previously told reporters, “As a family, we feel mentally and physically destroyed. asserted
we → tell → family
We can’t think [clearly] but we put our confidence in God.” asserted
we → think → God
Cabello suffered from psychological issues, according to family. uncertain
Cabello → suffer → family
She may have strangled her daughter, prosecutors revealed at her arraignment Friday. uncertain
prosecutors → strangle → arraignment
Preliminary autopsy results showed that the child “sustained scrapes to her face, as well as petechiae to her eyes, heart and lungs, findings which can be found in cases of asphyxia.” asserted
which → show → asphyxia
Her cause of death was pending further study. asserted
cause → pende → study
Francis was taken to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation after her daughter was found, cops said. asserted
cops → take → evaluation
Singh is hoping to give his daughter “a proper funeral and cemetery service,” he wrote in the online post. asserted
he → hop → post
“Any donation, no matter the amount, would help ease this burden and support me during one of the hardest moments of my life.” asserted
donation → help → life
he continued. asserted
he → continue → ?
“If you are able to help, please consider donating or sharing this fundraiser,” he pleaded. asserted
he → help → fundraiser
“Thank you for supporting my daughter and helping me honor her memory.” asserted
me → thank → memory
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