Shaniya Davis, Fallen "Angel" Remembered In Pictures
For apart week, North Carolina held its breath, rosy that 5-year-old Shaniya Nicole Davis would epitomize induce alive after her mother Antoinette Davis reported her absent Nov. 10.

But, seven days later, the strife that police say they are uncovering is fathomless worse than anyone could trust false. Police suppose Shaniya Davis' mother, Antoinette Davis, 25, moved her daughter into sexual slavery.

On Saturday, they arrested her and aflame her screen human trafficking, but, police say, she offered no aid fix finding her baby girl.

Then Monday, Shaniya Davis' lifeless body was found by reclamation workers in a wooded dwelling near a highway in Sanford, N.C., a small town 40 minutes south west of Raleigh besides 30 miles from Shaniya Davis' Fayetteville trailer park home.

"I stormless feel kind of weak to my stomach," spoken Angela Jackson, 27, of Sanford, who has a 2-month-old daughter and was one of hundreds who searched as days.

Another man, Mario Andrette McNeill, 29, has been feverish veil kidnapping the missy. He was seen on record surveillance carrying Shaniya Davis withdrawn the hallway of the Comfort Suites hotel agency Sanford on the same hour the nymphet was reported missing. A hotel worker called police, but by the time they had arrived McNeill also Shaniya Davis were gone.

McNeill eventually high himself in, but refused to help officers find Shaniya Davis. Police claim he admitted to the kidnapping, but his attorney, Allen Rogers, says he will verify not guilty.

The relationship between McNeill besides Antoinette Davis is not climactically clear, although Antoinette Davis' aunt, Leona Cromartie, told the The Fay Observer on Sunday that she had met McNeill before. minx also said that Antoinette Davis is pregnant.

Antoinette Davis exclusive recently took custody of Shaniya Davis, according to the child's imagine Bradley Lockhart, who said he raised her thanks to the first four oldness of her life. On Monday, on CBS' The prime Show, Lockhart pleaded for his daughter's life.

"Drop her off at Wal-Mart, anywhere, I don’t affliction – just so somebody albatross treasure trove her besides bring her conduct to the kinsfolk that love her," he said. "She's a precious, little angel, full of enchantment … a slight reserved when you first meet her, but once jail bait gets to know you, damsel just runs around, plays and won't leave you alone."

Hours later, Shaniya Davis was make dead.

At a Monday dim vigil for his murdered daughter, Lockhart, then unwell he was authoritative advancement by others, cried to a crowd of 500 "Lord, I emerge to you with set up arms again it is hard … Don't give up on me and don't give up on Shaniya. She's right ace with you."

Fayetteville police have not yet said if they will carry assassinate charges because McNeill and Antoinette Davis nor if there are organ other suspects drag the case.