Thank you for bringing this forward Mommy2Sarah. I was trying to quote you and respond when the other thread was closed.
I bolded the portion I wanted to respond to respectfully, I hope you don't mind.
In my post on the last thread I gave some thoughts I had on that:
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Your post gives me the opportunity to clarify what I was trying to say.
When the murder charges are brought forth it will be for both MAM and AD. If they are not both charged I will be floored.
The reason being is that
both have already been charged with at least one felony. Both of those charges appear to be directly linked to Shaniya.
MAM has been charged with a felony (kidnapping). Shaniya's death would not have happened if he had not commited that felony and her murder during or as a result of that felony means her murder can be brought before the court as a charge of felony murder.
AD has been charged with felony child abuse. Shaniya's death would not have happened if she had not commited that felony. As a result, Shaniya's murder
could be brought before the court as a felony murder. It doesn't matter if she was the one that dealt the final act that murdered Shaniya.
Shaniya's murder was commited during/or as a result of those felonies. IMHO and my uneducated interpretation of the laws of that state.
Both can be charged with Shaniya's murder. It doesn't have to be one or the other. As far as anyone else being involved, I'll have to wait and see what LE says or what the autopsy reveals. I just don't know at this point in time.
I hope I have made sense of what I'm trying to say...for some reason I'm having a hard time getting it from my head through my fingers today!