Autopsy report establishes Shaniya Davis’ Cause of Death as asphyxiation, the child was also raped, prior to killing. We have been covering the case since Shaniya went missing on 10th November. The case took a turn as a man was filmed holding a child in his hands the child was recognized as Shaniya Davis. Police identified the man holding the child in the video as Mario Andrette Mc Neil. Rumors are that Shaniya Davis’ mother Antoinette Davis bargained the child to relieve herself of the debts.

Meanwhile the prime suspect McNeil remains in the Police custody. Shaniya Davis’ mother is also facing the several charges of deceiving the police authorities and selling the child for prostitution.

As Shaniya went missing, police suspected Antoinette Davis’ boyfriend, but later freed him as the charges could not be proved. Shaniya Davis’ dead body was found on sixth day after being kidnapped.

Te body was thrown some 100 meters off a deserted road. During the whole proceedings of the case Shaniya Davis’ father has kept on saying that he shouldn’t have let Shaniya go to live with her mother. He publicly requested abductors to return the child. Shaniya Davis spent most of her time with her father as her biological mother has a history of financial difficulties.

Shaniya Davis Cause of death is announced in a press conference held by the police authorities on the case.

It is not yet confirmed whether Mcneil killed the child himself or he just raped Shaniya before handing her over to someone else.

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