A 31-year-old mother has allegedly admitted to beating her 3-year-old daughter to death with a belt before telling cops that her child had been abducted.
Darrian Randle, 31, was charged with first-degree and second-degree murder, among other counts, while her boyfriend, 44-year-old Cedrick Britten, is facing accessory to murder and failure to report a child death charges.
Randle called police late Tuesday and claimed that a stranger kidnapped her 3-year-old daughter, Nola Dinkins, at gunpoint.
An Amber Alert was issued for Nola before a search of Randle and Britten’s home revealed disturbing findings.
Detectives discovered a blood stain on a blanket and noticed a strong smell of bleach inside the residence, suggesting that a crime had unfolded at the scene.
Randle eventually admitted during questioning that she beat Nola to death with a belt, hitting the girl 15 to 20 times, before putting her body in a suitcase.
She then asked Britten to get rid of the suitcase, which he left at Perryville Community Park in Perryville.
Police said the slain toddler’s body was emaciated and wrapped in Saran Wrap.
