Man charged with raping, killing NC girl, 5

[Pastor Dale Morgan]

*Perilous Times

Man charged with raping, killing NC girl, 5*

AP - Saturday, November 21

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – A man charged with raping and killing a 5-year-old
North Carolina girl was expected in court Friday, a day after
authorities revealed what they believed happened to her in her final days.

Authorities said Thursday that Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and
asphyxiated before her body was dumped off a rural road. Mario McNeill
is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree rape of a child,
Fayetteville Police Chief Tom Bergamine told reporters at a news conference.

Earlier in the week, authorities said McNeill admitted taking the girl,
but Bergamine did not say whether McNeill admitted to the child's death.

A search warrant says McNeill picked the girl up in front of her home
and drove her more than 30 miles to a hotel in Sanford, where she was
last seen alive. Surveillance video captured McNeil carrying the girl in
the building.

"It is our sincere hope that the Davis family may now begin to put this
horrific event behind them and begin the healing process," Bergamine
said at the news conference.

McNeill's lawyer, Allen Rogers, did not immediately respond to a message
left at his office after hours.

The girl's mother, Antoinette Davis, is charged with trafficking her
daughter and child abuse involving prostitution. Bergamine said Thursday
night that no new charges have been filed against Davis.

Police issued the warrant containing the new charges against McNeill
after they collected hair and fibers, clothes, and a straw from his 1997
Mitsubishi Galant.