Mother charged with murder after faking kidnapping of 3-year-old daughter: police
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A woman who police said made up a story about her 3-year-old daughter being abducted from her at gunpoint in Delaware has been charged with murder after the remains of a child were found.

Darrian Randle, 31, told officers on Tuesday that an armed man snatched her daughter, Nola Dinkins, from her vehicle and then fled in an SUV with a White woman at around 7:15 p.m., according to New Castle County Police. 

Randle said her boyfriend, Cedrick Antoine Britten, 44, was with her at the time. 

Darrian Randle and her daughter Nola Dinkins.

Darrian Randle, right, who police said made up a story about her 3-year-old daughter, Nola Dinkins, being abducted from her at gunpoint in Delaware, has been charged with murder after the remains of a child were found. (New Castle County Police. )

Maryland State Police spokesperson Elena Russo on Wednesday said Randle and Britten were arrested and charged in connection with the investigation, according to Fox 29.

Randle has been charged with first and second-degree murder, child abuse resulting in death and other crimes.

Maryland State Police spokesperson Elena Russo

Maryland State Police spokesperson Elena Russo said a body was discovered in the case. (Fox 29)

She is currently in police custody at the New Castle County Division of Police awaiting extradition, Fox 29 reported. 

Britten, meanwhile, has been charged as an accessory after the fact, including failure to report a child’s death.

He is being held by police in Maryland and awaiting transport to the Cecil County District Court for an initial appearance. 

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