A mother who initially told police that her son was abducted in Florida admitted during an interrogation that she led him to a canal -- where the 9-year-old was later found dead, an arrest affidavit says.
Patricia Ripley, 45, initially told Miami-Dade Police that two men side-swiped her car while she was driving with her son, Alejandro Ripley, around 9 p.m. Thursday, officials said.
Contradicting witness statements and video footage later surfaced, and she admitted to her son's death.Ripley was arrested and charged with with first-degree murder and first-degree premeditated attempted murder, according to the affidavit. "Our position is that Mrs. Ripley is a good woman and mother who always looked after the best interest of her son Alejandro. This is not the time to rush to judgment in this matter. At this very preliminary stage, Mrs. Ripley is presumed innocent as any person charged with a crime would be."Ripley initially told police the driver of the vehicle had a knife, got out and demanded drugs.
The boy's body was found hours later still wearing a Captain America T-shirt, said Katherine Fernandez Rundle, the Miami-Dade State Attorney.
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