The body of Makala Pendley was found in a small village in the state of Chiapas, Mexico.
to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An Indianapolis mother who was reported missing earlier this year along with her seven children has been found dead in a ditch in Mexico, according to authorities.
The naked body of Makala Pendley, 30, was retrieved over the weekend in the village of Zinacantán in the state of Chiapas and later identified by her family on June 9, theThe family said that Pendley—who was at least six months pregnant—was raped and beaten to death. The local prosecutor said that Pendley had been at the location where she was found for between eight and 12 hours based on the time of her death.
“The deceased woman’s death was caused by traumatic brain injury secondary to blunt force trauma,” the prosecutor said. : “It’s the worst day of my life... I feel like a part of me is dead. ”in February and were supposed to be with her—have been found safe in Mexico, the family said, though their location and circumstances of their retrieval have not been revealed to the public.
According to Lambert, Pendley left Indiana with her children and their father because she was afraid they would be taken away from her.
“She was a good mom,” Lambert said, as reported by FOX59/CBS4. “As moms, you know, we have our bad days…And she was a good mom, though. She put her kids before she put anything. ”The children are Nikola Jude Butler, 12, Joseph Jude Butler, 10, Aubrielle Oriana Butler, 8, Orion Jude Butler, 7, Earthum Jude Butler, 5, Polaris Jude Butler, 3, and Azrael Jude Butler, 1.
On Tuesday afternoon, authorities said they had arrested the children’s father, as confirmed by Pendley’s family.
“I thought it was somebody else. I still feel like it’s someone else,” Lambert said, as quoted by FOX59/CBS4.
“It just never would have crossed my mind that it would have been him. I’ve never gotten that type of feeling from him or anything. ”that Pendley and the father of her children, with whom she had been since she was 16, had a “toxic” on-and-off relationship.emailed the Chiapa's local prosecutor’s office on Wednesday early morning to confirm the arrest.
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