A Maryland woman was charged with first-degree murder over the death of her 3-year-old niece on June 3 after she was busted on what would have been the victim’s birthday.
41-year-old Barbara Ann Mumpower and her boyfriend Randolph James Mack, 43, were linked to the death of Maria Louellen Barkow who suffered a fatal cardiac arrest at the couple’s Belcamp home.
“The investigation continued, revealing a pattern of abuse conducted by both Mack and Maria’s aunt, Barbara Ann Mumpower, 41, of Belcamp, dating back to at least January 4, 2022,” police said.
“Mumpower was Maria’s guardian at the time of the abuse, and she was in the physical custody of both Mumpower and Mack at the time of her death. Mumpower and Mack were in a relationship at the time of the abuse and murder.”
“Detectives arrested her without incident on June 8, 2022, on what would’ve been Maria’s 4th birthday. She was transported to the Harford County Detention Center, where she is being held without bail.”
