Mom Fakes Abduction, Now Charged in Daughter's Death: Cops
- On June 10 in Newark, Delaware, Darrian Randle reported her 3-year-old daughter Nola was abducted at gunpoint, prompting police and an Amber Alert.
- Authorities launched a multi-agency investigation including the FBI but later found Randle fabricated the kidnapping, turning it into a homicide case.
- Police recovered human remains wrapped in plastic in a suitcase at a Cecil County lot, presumed to be Nola, pending positive autopsy identification.
- Randle, 31, and her boyfriend Cedrick Britten, 44, face murder and related charges; Randle remains jailed on $1 million bail awaiting extradition to Maryland.
- The case involves a custody dispute in Indiana and suggests ongoing legal proceedings including false reporting, homicide charges, and continued Maryland State Police investigation.
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Mom accused of beating 3-year-old to death with belt, then faking an abduction call to police
A mom is accused of beating her 3-year-old daughter to death with a belt and then faking an abduction call to police, according to court documents obtained by local outlets.

Mom allegedly beat child to death with belt, hid body in suitcase before making up abduction report
New details have been revealed in the case of a Maryland woman who claimed her child was abducted in Delaware, only to be charged later with the child's murder.


Death of Toddler with Hoosier Ties Leads to Murder Charges
Source: (Photo by David Pralh/Getty Images.) MARION, Ind — Two people are now facing charges in connection with the disappearance and death of 3-year-old Nola Dinkins, who had recently lived in Marion, Indiana. On Tuesday, police in Delaware issued an Amber Alert after Nola’s mother, 31-year-old Darrian Randle, told them an unknown man with a gun had taken her daughter. Investigators later said that story was false and canceled the alert. The ca…
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