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A Georgia mom is accused of killing her 7-year-old daughter, whose decaying body was found inside of an apartment closet, authorities said.
Alondra Hobbs was arrested on charges of felony murder and second-degree cruelty on June 29, according to aFacebook postfrom the DeKalb County Police Department. She is currently at a local hospital and will be taken into custody after she is discharged, police told11 AliveandFox 5 Atlanta.
It’s not immediately clear if she has a lawyer.
Officers found “what appeared to be a full head of hair and decayed flesh that was in the form of an arm and leg,” before homicide detectives were called to the scene, the report states. Police also located a piece of mail with Alondra Hobbs’ name on it, according to the report.
The victim was identified as Alivia Hobbs-Jordan, 11 Alive reports, citing family members. Police have not disclosed the girl’s cause of death.
A man who allegedly made the grim discovery told 11 Alive he became suspicious after he noticed the front door of the apartment was “wide open,” and he smelled a foul odor. When he went inside to investigate, he claimed it looked like someone “left in a hurry” and discovered the child’s arm hanging out of the closet door. He then called the police.
“She looked like a mummy,” the man said, per 11 Alive.
The girl’s death has stunned the suspect’s family.
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“I just didn’t see that in her,” Hobbs’ aunt, Latrience Robinson, told Fox 5 Atlanta. “We all have issues, but I didn’t think she would do something to her kids.”
AGoFundMe campaignhas been created to help with the family’s funeral expenses.
It’s unclear if Hobbs has retained an attorney to comment on her behalf.
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source: people.com
