Prosecutors shared details of the case during a news conference on Thursday. Caprice Williams, the foster mother of 10-year-old Malayshia Alford, has been charged with murder after the girl was found dead in New Jersey .
She was not reported missing until four days later. Investigators said Malayshia was last seen alive on October 22. Surveillance video appears to show what is believed to be a body being taken out of the home on the 500 block of North Simpson Street shortly before 2am local time on Monday, according to prosecutors. Police found the body around 11:30pm on Wednesday.
Investigators said she was beaten to death by Williams. Prosecutors said a suspect vehicle was identified and one person was interviewed. As per prosecutors, this unidentified person told police where Malayshia’s body was. Investigators said it was in the trunk of a car near the Stonington Court Apartments in Lindenwold.
Prosecutors said at a press conference on Thursday night that Williams has been charged with murder in the girl’s killing, according to CBS News . They said police found Malayshia’s body inside a car on Thursday morning in Camden County.
As per CBS News, family members said Williams told relatives that the girl had gone to her biological mother’s home. But the family members said the biological mother did not have visitation rights, and Malayshia was not at her home. People tied pink and white balloons outside the West Philadelphia home where Malayshia lived with Williams, as news of her death spread on Thursday afternoon, according to CBS News.
