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Grandfather charged in Puerto Rico cruise ship death of 2-year-old Michiana girl

**FILE** Passengers of the Freedom of the Seas cruise ship, operated by Royal Caribbean Cruises, look out from their stateroom balconies while arriving at the San Juan Port, Puerto Rico, in this June 20, 2007 file photo. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., the world's second-largest cruise operator, reported a 5 percent increase in second-quarter profits Thursday, July 26, 2007 on higher sales and more stable pricing in the key Caribbean market. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, file)

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A grandfather who police say dropped his young niece from the 11th floor of a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico in July has been accused of negligent homicide.

A judge on Monday ordered the arrest of Salvatore Anello after prosecutors submitted evidence and said the 2-year-old girl fell when he raised her up to an open window.

An attorney for the family has said Chloe Wiegand asked her grandfather to lift her up so she could bang on the glass in a children’s play area. He blamed the cruise ship company for leaving the window inexplicably open.

The family is from Indiana and was aboard Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas.

Anello is being held on $80,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 20.

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