On December 2, seven-year-old Athena Strand was found dead in Paradise, Texas, USA.
She had therefore been missing for two days.
A delivery man admitted to kidnapping and killing the girl when he was supposed to deliver a package to the house where she lived.
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Now Athenas Strand’s mother Maitlyn Gandy says there was a Christmas present in the parcel that the man was supposed to deliver.
Sky News reports it.
The gift, which was a package of Barbie dolls, was for Athena.
CHRISTMAS GIFT: Athena Strand shows off the Christmas gift her daughter was supposed to get for Christmas. Now the delivery boy who arrived with her package has admitted to killing her. Photo: Amanda McCoy/Star-Telegram/AP
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Panicking
During questioning, the professional driver said he walked away from Athena when he was supposed to deliver the package.
He must have panicked when he found out.
Fearing that the girl would tell her parents what had happened, he made her get into the car.
There he killed her, he said.
SUDDENLY CARRIED AWAY: Athena Strand’s family posted this photo of the girl. Photo: Pantry
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He loved to sing and dance
During a recent press conference, Gandy said the delivery boy deprived her of the opportunity to watch her daughter grow up.
“She loved to dance, sing – and she loved all animals,” she said.
TEARS: Athena Strand’s mother Maitlyn Gandy outside the Wise County Courthouse Dec. 8. Photo: Amanda McCoy/Star-Telegram via AP
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He also said that Athena, who lived with her father and stepmother, was a real daddy’s girl.
— She was his father’s daughter, he said.
Maitlyn Gandy lives in Oklahoma and her daughter was supposed to visit her right after Christmas.
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Disappeared after an argument
Athena was reported missing on Wednesday afternoon last week after her stepmother discovered she was not in her room.
After searching for the seven-year-old for an hour, she contacted the police.
According to People, the two allegedly fought shortly before Athena went missing, Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin said.
– After the discussion, the stepmother went to arrange dinner, but when she went to get Athena, she was not in her room, continued Akin.
WITH CHRISTMAS PRESENT: Maitlyn Gandy holds a press conference together with her lawyer Benson Varghese, where they present Athena Strand’s Christmas present. Photo: Amanda McCoy/Star-Telegram via AP
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Looking for answers
Now investigators are trying to find out exactly what happened from when Athena went missing, until she was found dead two days later along the Trinity River, about seven miles from her home.
Shortly after Athena was found, the courier was arrested.
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Giant bail
The delivery boy is now facing charges of premeditated murder and kidnapping.
The person is in custody on bail of 1.5 million dollars, which is almost 15 million crowns.
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The heartbreaking words of the mother
Maitlyn Gandy has shared a series of emotional tributes to her daughter.
On Facebook he writes that “no one deserves what happened to you”.
– I love you. Mommy is completely broken without you, she writes.
