GUILTY PA - Satyavathi, 61, & Saanvi Venna, 10 mos, slain, King of Prussia, 22 Oct 2012

[katydid23]

Oddly enough, still nothing about the mother of the child in the news reports.

There is that one statement Msfacetious posted above. The article said ' HER PARENTS WERE AWAY...' But it is odd that she has not been specifically mentioned...

 

[MsFacetious]

There is that one statement Msfacetious posted above. The article said ' HER PARENTS WERE AWAY...' But it is odd that she has not been specifically mentioned...

Could this be a cultural thing? Where the man speaks for the family and the woman stays in the background?

 

[Saribella]

Could this be a cultural thing? Where the man speaks for the family and the woman stays in the background?

And at the same time, I was thinking culture as well.

 

[katydid23]

She is probably too devastated to react. If it were me, I would probably be under the covers unable to deal...

 

[MsFacetious]

This worries me... I was hoping it was a parent custody thing... but if it wasn't I don't have a lot of hope they won't hurt the baby either.

 

[MidwestMama]

What a sweet faced little girl.
Praying for your safe and quick return Saavni.
Prayers for all who love her and her grandmother.
I would be so overwhelmed trying to take in my mother's death and my child missing all at the same time. I sure hope she is found safe.

 

[TxLady2]

How sad. Prayers for her safe return.

 

[Helplessly Hoping]

Shiva Venna spoke Monday night during a press conference.

"If someone finds my baby could you please bring my baby back?" Venna pleaded. "Don't do any harm to my baby."

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news...-Homcide-in-Upper-Merion-Cops--175295691.html

Late Monday night, the girl's father appeared before news cameras.

"If someone finds my baby, could you please bring my baby back?" said Shiva Venna. "Don't do any harm to the baby. Please, please help me in this matter."
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=8855977

 

[Helplessly Hoping]

This seems to tell us something. From local WPVI reporter's twitter https://twitter.com/KennethMoton

Upper Merion PD chief says residents should not worry. No other details available at this time abt kidnapping, murder

Upper Merion PD: 61-year-old satyavathi venna was babysitting granddaughter Saavni when she was murdered and baby was taken

 

[Helplessly Hoping]

Friends say the family had only lived at the Marquis Apartments for the last four months and spent many years trying to conceive a child.

Upper Merion police weren't giving many details about the crime. But some say the complex with a history of security concerns.

http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/19888937/fbi-joins-search-for-baby-taken-during-grandmothers-murder

 

[summer_breeze]

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/2...es_for_missing_Montco_baby__her_abductor.html

Posted: Tue, Oct. 23, 2012, 9:21 AM
By Mari Schaefer and Carolyn Davis
Inquirer Staff Writers

Upper Merion Police continued an intensive search this morning for a 10-month-old baby abducted at a King of Prussia apartment complex yesterday during the killing of her grandmother.

 

[SyraKelly]

Bumping this for Saavni-praying she comes home safe!!!

 

[Lois Lane]

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/2...es_for_missing_Montco_baby__her_abductor.html

 

[Wanting2Help]

from above article...

Satyavathi Venna had arrived in the United States in July for a visit and was set to return home in January. The family was living together in the apartment.

Many older grandparents watch their grandchildren at the complex

 

[~n/t~]

NCMEC Poster

http://www.missingkids.com/missingk...seNum=1204804&orgPrefix=NCMC&searchLang=en_US

 

[MsFacetious]

The body of the grandmother was discovered in the apartment of the parents of the missing toddler — Venkata Konda Siva Venna, father, and Chenchu Latha Punuru, mother.

http://www.timesherald.com/article/...ails-emerge-in-upper-merion-murder-abduction-


The FBI is assisting in the investigation, said Frank Burton, a spokesman for the agency's Philadelphia office.

http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Police-Pa-baby-abducted-after-grandmother-killed-3973978.php

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Interesting choice of photo for the NCMEC poster when there are much clearer ones out there...

I hope little Saavni is safe.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...c94576-1d12-11e2-8817-41b9a7aaabc7_story.html

 

[Wanting2Help]

from above link

 

[~n/t~]

Interesting choice of photo for the NCMEC poster when there are much clearer ones out there...

I hope little Saavni is safe.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...c94576-1d12-11e2-8817-41b9a7aaabc7_story.html

I was surprised also.

 

[~n/t~]

from above link

Awwww she's such a cutie. Hope she's found safe real soon. I have faith in the Amber Alert.