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 an Amber Alert and police search.
- Police later determined Randle fabricated the story, admitted lying, and canceled the Amber Alert as the case shifted to a homicide investigation led by Maryland State Police.
- Investigators found human remains wrapped in plastic in a suitcase in Cecil County on June 11, believed to be Nola’s body, with Randle and her boyfriend Cedrick Britten charged in connection to the death.
- Randle was arraigned on felony false reporting and murder charges, held on $1 million bail awaiting extradition to Maryland, while Britten was released on home detention after a bail hearing.
- This case highlights a custody dispute between Randle and the biological father and reveals serious legal consequences for fabricating a kidnapping linked to a child’s death.
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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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