A mother and her boyfriend were arrested after the woman’s 3-year-old daughter was found deceased in a wooded area on Friday, Nov. 10. They are being detained in a Florida jail.
Destinee J. Merrell, 23, told them that her boyfriend, Cory M. Hagwell, 29, hit the girl in the head after she climbed out of her car seat, the Northwest Florida Daily News reported this week.
