Baton Rouge mother convicted in death of 2-year-old girl found in suitcase

An East Baton Rouge jury on Monday found the mother of a 2-year-old girl whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase buried in a shallow Mississippi grave guilty of attempted second-degree cruelty to a juvenile.

Lanaya Brittany Cardwell, 28, was found guilty for her role in the September 2021 death of Nevaeh Liyla Allen.

A jury of seven men and five women deliberated three hours and 20 minutes before rendering its verdict…

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