Shirley Johnson told
The Republic that the
Arizona Attorney General’s office had argued in Maricopa County Juvenile Court during a months-long tug-of-war over the children that she was unable to protect them from their mother Jerice Hunter, who is in jail awaiting trial in the death of her daughter Jhessye, who authorities believe was murdered.
Hunter’s cousin Lisa Vance, who helped raise Jhessye while Hunter was in prison, said she told court officials that Johnson should not have custody of the children. Vance said that the oldest child had accused the grandmother of being physically abusive and that she did not want to return to her home.
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