Renee Menendez Says Her Daughter Brittney Sierra "Didn't Hurt Her Child"
Struggling to hold back the tears, grandmother Renee Menendez spoke out for the first time since her daughter Brittney Sierra was arrested and charged in connection with the disappearance of her baby son Dontrell Melvin.
She didn't hurt her child, she didnt do this, Menendez said.
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She has a heart. She loves her kids, Menendez said.
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The medical examiner's office ruled the boy's manner of
death as a homicide and the cause of death was
violence of undetermined means.
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Sierra and Melvin were back in court Thursday, this time facing a Broward judge over custody of their remaining children, who are currently in state custody.
Sierra is six months pregnant, according to Menendez.
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Representatives from the Department of Children and Families, and the state attorney's office would not disclose Thursdays proceedings, saying they were confidential.
But Menendez is fearful the state will take her grandchildren, including the one who has yet to be born.
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