Mistrial declared for ex-Phoenix officer, wife accused of killing daughter

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A mistrial has been declared in the case against an ex-Phoenix police officer and his wife, who are accused of killing their daughter.

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Patricia Starr made the ruling on Monday, three weeks after Germayne and Lisa Cunningham were released from jail amid the couple’s ongoing trial.

The couple is accused of the murder of 7-year-old Sanaa Cunningham nearly a decade ago. Sanaa’s health declined in the months before she died in February 2017, and her father and stepmother were later charged with murder and child abuse…

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