I am so happy cold case Detectives didn't give up on this. Aliayah has been in my thoughts all these years and although prosecution of her murderer won't bring her back, her truth can be known.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/aliayah-...oddlers-death/WESTON, W.Va. -- A woman who reported her 3-year-old daughter missing in West Virginia in 2011 has been indicted in her death.
Media outlets report a grand jury on Monday indicted 34-year-old Lena Marie Lunsford Conaway.
She is charged with murder of a child by parent by failure to provide necessities, death of a child by parent by child abuse, child abuse resulting in injury and concealment of a dead human body.
According to a criminal complaint, witnesses saw Conaway bludgeoning her daughter, Aliayah Lunsford. Witnesses said Aliayah fell to the ground and died hours later.
The complaint says Conaway then withheld medical attention and prevented others from summoning help, then allegedly took steps to conceal the crime.
The child’s body hasn’t been recovered.
Conaway was extradited from Florida in November.
I hope they're able to find the body but at least it's finally moving towards their being some justice in light of her death. So glad the mother is finally being charged and that her other kids have been able to have lives not connected to hers.
Oooh thanks, this will be one to follow!
I never try anything, I just do it. Wanna try me?
From July 2020.
https://wchstv.com/news/local/wva-su...red-3-year-oldLena Lunsford, who now goes by Lena Marie Conaway, was found guilty in April 2018 and later sentenced to life in prison with no chance for parole for the murder of Aliayah Lunsford.
She also received the maximum sentence of 40 years on a charge of death of a child by a parent by child abuse and a charge of child abuse resulting in injury, which carries a sentence of two to 10 years.
She will serve one to five years for concealment of a dead body. The sentences are to be served consecutively.
Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/aliayah-paige-lunsford
"They said Lena had always treated Aliayah more severely than her siblings, and on September 23, she struck Aliayah in the head with a wooden bed slat. Aliayah's head was "squishy" and swollen after she was struck, and about twelve hours later her sisters found her unresponsive in bed. Lena attempted to revive her, but didn't call 911 or otherwise try to get help."
Her head was squishedI wonder if her skull was broken. Thats so sad.
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