The remains of a four-year-old girl who was reported missing after a postal worker found her sister outside a home in Cyril have been found.
According to reports, Athena Brownfield’s remains were found 60 miles south of Oklahoma City.
Her caregivers – Ivon Adams and his wife Alysia – have been arrested two days after she was declared missing.
Ivon, 36, has been charged with first-degree murder and child neglect while Alysia, 31, has been charged with two counts of child neglect.
On January 17, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) announced that they had “recovered the remains of a child in rural Grady County outside of Rush Springs.”
But OSBI didn’t positively identify the remains until after the release of autopsy results.
“The Oklahoma Office of Chief Medical Examiner has positively identified the remains (OSBI) agents recovered on January 17, 2023 as those of Athena Brownfield, 4,” the Bureau said.
Court documents alleged that Ivon buried Athena close to the family’s old house.
During the court hearing, Alysia entered a plea of not guilty to her charges.
She stated that Ivon had attacked Athena on Christmas evening until she lost consciousness. He then “buried her near a fence line” close to their previous property in Rush Springs.
OSBI Special Agent Brenna Alvarez said via FOX News: “Alysia confessed that on December 25, 2022, around midnight that night, Ivon beat (Athena) and held her by her arms, (Athena) was not moving and her eyes were barely open (…) He then laid her on the ground and punched her chest at least more three times after that. (Athena) never moved after that.”
“When he arrived back, he told Alysia that he buried her near a fence line that was next to their old residence in Rush Springs,” court documents added.
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