Home of Bridgeton mother charged with the murder of her toddler son gave off a 'burnt smell', prosecutors revealed
Prosecutors revealed in the Cumberland County Superior Court on February 19 that the home of a local woman who was charged with killing, burning, and dismembering her son, had a "burnt smell", according to the police officers who were looking for her allegedly abducted little boy. Bridgeton Police Department said that on Friday, February 8 24-year-old mother-of-two Nakira M. Griner had initially reported that her 23-month-old son Daniel Griner Jr. had been abducted at approximately 6:36 p.m.
The latest revelation comes through the testimony from the authorities came during a detention hearing for Griner who did not attend due to what her attorney said were "mental health" issues. The mother is currently in protective custody and is under suicide watch at the county jail. The hearing on Tuesday only lasted for about 20 minutes and Judge Robert Malestein ordered that the mother remains in custody pending her trial. According to the Vineland Daily Journal, the judge said: "The facts are troubling."