The disappearance of Aliayah Lunsford

So if the mother is the only one who knows where the child's body us, how do they know she was killed by a blow to the back of the head?

This was the poor little mite who was photographed with bruises on her face and looking sad. It's as clear as day that her mother was involved but, without a body, I don't know how any assumptions can be made about the cause of death.

chirpyinsect wrote:So if the mother is the only one who knows where the child's body us, how do they know she was killed by a blow to the back of the head?

Reading the article I thought there were witnesses to the blow and death,but not the disposal of the body

Some of her 6 other children witnessed it maybe, but were too terrified to speak out?   Can only take a guess.

PMR wrote:

chirpyinsect wrote:So if the mother is the only one who knows where the child's body us, how do they know she was killed by a blow to the back of the head?

Reading the article I thought there were witnesses to the blow and death,but not the disposal of the body

You are quite right. Caught speed reading. Guilty.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4289948/Mother-indicted-2011-killing-3-year-old-daughter.html

Mother-of-six indicted for the 2011 death of her three-year-old daughter 'who was bludgeoned, denied medical care then dumped in the woods'
Grand jury in West Virginia has indicted Lena Lunsford Conaway, 34, on four charges in connection to daughter Aliayah's death
Capital charge of murder of a child by parent by failure to provide necessities carries life sentence
Aliayah Lunsford went missing on September 24, 2011; her body was never recovered
Criminal complaint stated Lunsford Conaway struck toddler in the back of the head, failed to administer aid and did not allow others to help the girl
After Aliayah died a few hours later, her mother allegedly took her body to the woods and dumped her there before filing missing person report
Lunsford Conaway later moved to Florida, where she was arrested in November 2016 and then extradited back to West Virginia




I'm sure we've discussed this one in the past but can't find anything..

There definitely are some earlier posts about Aliayah Lunsford but goodness knows where; there was one from myself very recently.

I don't think that we have mentioned this notorious miscarriage of justice before - a bit like the Jill Dando case where someone thought of as the local weirdo was convicted in error. The true killer was later found.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lesley_Molseed

http://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Mother-of-missing-girl-charged-with-murder-399875421.html

Previous posts transferred from miscellaneous topic.

A belated update.

https://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Mother-of-missing-girl-charged-with-murder-399875421.html

She was convicted - the actual heading hasn't been changed.