The remains of a missing 13-year-old Florida girl have been found during a search earlier this week, according to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office said during a search on Wednesday, the remains were found and preliminarily identified as Delia Young.
A missing child alert was issued May 20 for the girl, who was last seen a week prior in a Gainesville neighborhood, authorities said.
Two women were arrested on May 26 and 27 in connection to Delia Young’s disappearance. The sheriff’s office said 57-year-old Marian G. Williams and 42-year-old Valerie Young were arrested on manslaughter and other charges in the case. At the time, authorities believed Delia Young to be dead.
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Williams and Young face charges of manslaughter, deprivation of medical care and tampering with or destroying evidence. Williams also faces a child neglect charge, while Young has been charged with aggravated child abuse.
A cause of death has not yet been determined.
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