‘She was more than a case in a courtroom’: Father of Aniah Blanchard feels ‘peace’ after her killer is found guilty

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WBRC) – For Elijah Blanchard, the conviction of Ibraheem Yazeed for the murder of his daughter, Aniah, brings a sense of closure more than six years after she was killed in 2019.

“The person that was, you know, responsible for my daughter’s disappearance, is going to be behind bars,” said Blanchard. “So, I think this is most definitely a win for us as a family, most definitely justice for Aniah.”

Yazeed was convicted Thursday, March 19 of felony murder and murder after a nearly three-week long trial in Macon County…

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