Suspects’ Release to Be Appealed

THE RELEASE OF THOSE SUSPECTS ARRESTED AT A COMPOUND IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO MAY NOT BE A DONE DEAL. KOB-TV REPORTS THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY PLANS TO APPEAL THE JUDGE’S DECISION TO RELEASE THE FIVE PEOPLE PENDING THEIR TRIAL ON CHILD ABUSE CHARGES. THREE OF THE SUSPECTS COULD BE RELEASED WHILE THE OTHER TWO MUST REMAIN JAILED. THOSE TWO ARE SIRAJ WAHHAJ AND JANY LEVEILLE.

THE FIVE WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER AUTHORITIES RAIDED THE COMPOUND NEAR THE COLORADO STATE LINE AND FOUND 11 MALNOURISHED CHILDREN AT THE LOCATION. THE BODY OF A YOUNG CHILD WAS ALSO FOUND, BUT THE O-M-I HAS NOT YET DETERMINED AN I-D OR CAUSE OF DEATH. IT’S BELIEVED IT MAY BE THAT OF THE SON OF ONE OF THE SUSPECTS, SIRAJ WAHHAJ.

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