BALTIMORE — Baltimore Police have released the name of a three-year-old girl who was found dead inside a burning home Friday evening.
Crews discovered the burnt body of 3-year-old My’royal Bennett in the 4700 block of Vancouver Road, after extinguishing a mattress fire.
On Monday, detectives ruled her death a homicide, but so far no arrests have been made.
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The following morning, a construction worker reported a body lying along I-95 by the Cecil and Harford County line.
Turns out the body was that of Danielle Shanae Parnell, 30, who was My'royal's biological mother.
Her death has also been ruled a homicide, but police have not yet revealed the cause of death or any potential motive.
The investigation into the case is ongoing. We will continue working on this story and provide updates as they become available.