A Maryland mother was arrested and charged with the murder of her 3-year-old daughter after lying to police about the child's abduction, officials said.

A community in Cecil County said it was "disturbing" when they learned the body of a young child was found in their backyard as police searched for a missing Nola Dinkins.

Police in Newark, Delaware issued an Amber Alert after Darrian Randle reported that an armed man had kidnapped her daughter.

Two people were arrested in connection with a missing child who was identified in a since-canceled Amber Alert in Delaware, police said.

An Amber Alert issued for 3-year-old Nola Dinkins in New Castle County, Delaware, has been canceled, and the case is now being investigated as a homicide, police said. New Castle County Police said Wednesday that investigators determined the initial account of an abduction given by Dinkins' mother was false.

A Maryland couple is accused of killing a toddler and attempting to hide her body before a false Delaware Amber Alert sparked an investigation.

Darrian Randle, 31, was initially arrested for false reporting after she claimed her daughter had been abducted.

A Maryland mother who falsely reported her 3-year-old daughter was kidnapped has been arrested and charged with the child’s murder.

After an aborted Amber alert and the discovery of human remains, a Maryland mom has been charged with the murder of 3-year-old Nola Dinkins.