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‘IGNORED’ TOT DIES IN BATH

A 9-month-old Staten Island girl drowned in a running bathtub after her mother left her to chat with a pal in the next room, sources said yesterday.

The floating body of the tragic baby was discovered by her 7-year-old brother, officials said.

Mom Cheyenne Holmes, 26, allegedly put the baby, Kelis Gilmore, into the bathtub at their home on Pierce Street in Park Hill just after 10:30 p.m. Sunday.

A short time later, Holmes’ son discovered the infant and alerted the mom, who began screaming, sources said.

“She was hollering, ‘My baby! My baby!’ ” one neighbor said.

Meanwhile, law-enforcement sources said that marijuana was found in the apartment and that the family had been investigated by the Administration for Children’s Services in the past. An ACS rep said the agency is looking into the baby’s death.

Holmes was charged with endangering the welfare of a child.