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CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland judge set bail at $2 million Friday
for a woman accused of killing her two young daughters and
burying them in suitcases in shallow graves.
Aliyah Henderson, 28, faces two counts of aggravated murder in
the deaths of Mila Chatman and Amor Wilson, whose bodies were
recovered after a dog walker alerted police to one of the
suitcases on Monday.
Henderson said little during the brief court appearance.
Prosecutors said they found no criminal record for her, and
Henderson's public defender said she has a place to live and had
been looking for a job.
Mila's father, DeShaun Chatman, described her as happy-go-lucky
— a “kid's kid” who was always smiling. He said he hadn't seen
Mila for five years and had unsuccessfully sought emergency
custody.
Cullen Sweeney, the chief public defender in Cuyahoga County,
declined to comment on the case after the hearing. It's not
clear who will represent Henderson going forward.
The county Medical Examiner’s Office has said Mila would have
been 8 years old, her half-sister Amor 10, and that DNA
relationship testing helped identify them. Authorities said a
third child, apparently healthy, was in the hands of child
welfare authorities after being found in a home that
investigators searched.
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