Mother, girlfriend indicted on charges, including murder, after toddler’s death

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – An Oahu grand jury indicted a mother and her girlfriend Tuesday on multiple charges in connection with the death of a 3-year-old girl.

Janae Perez, 26, and Ashleigh Utley, 34, were indicted on five felony charges including murder in the second degree, assault in the first degree, and kidnapping.

Prosecutors allege Perez and Utley starved and dehydrated Perez’s daughter, Sarai Perez-Riviera, up until her death last June…

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