Authorities on Saturday arrested a California man accused of killing an 8-year-old girl whose body was found in his home six months ago.
The relatives told police they had not had contact with the girl since December, according to The Associated Press.That report led local police to arrest Sophia's mother, Samantha Johnson, on a warrant stemming from a child abuse case the previous year, the AP reported.
Local police announced Sunday that Sophia had been dead for at least a month before she was found, that she had been malnourished and that her death had been ruled a homicide by the Merced County coroner's office, theAfter finding Sophia's body, the Merced County District Attorney’s Office charged Johnson with child abuse and homicide and issued a warrant for Jackson’s arrest for the child's murder.
“The pain of losing a child is unimaginable — especially when that child was a victim of abuse," Attorney General Bonta said in a statement."We grieve with Sophia’s family and loved ones, and acknowledge that she should be here with us now — playing, learning, and growing up.”show that Sophia twice told social workers that her mother had choked her and hit her, and that a teacher and a social worker reported concerns over what they thought were signs of abuse.
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