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Nakira Griner
Cumberland County Department of Corrections

BRIDGETON, N.J. (KYW Newsradio) — Police in Bridgeton, New Jersey have found the body of a missing 23-month-old boy, and his mother is being charged with his murder.

Police said the remains of Daniel Griner, Jr. were discovered around 3 a.m. Saturday in the yard of his home along the unit block of Woodland Avenue.


The boy was reported missing on Friday by his mother, 24-year-old Nakira Griner, who told police he had been abducted.

After searching for more than eight hours, authorities found the child's body and arrested his mother.

Griner has been charged with first-degree murder, endangering the welfare of a child, desecration of human remains, and tampering with evidence. 

Investigators said there were no other immediate arrests.

The case remains under investigation.