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California authorities on Saturday said the mother and aunt of a
“critically missing” 6-year-old were arrested for the boy’s
murder.

Police in Apple Valley responded to a home on Thursday night
after a family member asked “for a welfare check” on 6-year-old
Duke Flores, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said
in a news release.

Jakee Contreras, the boy’s mother, told deputies that he hadn’t
“been seen for approximately two weeks,” prompting authorities
to scour the area, the department said.

The mother was arrested and booked in a detention center for
child neglect “for her delay in reporting him missing.”

The following day, detectives arrived at the scene and the
search for the missing child continued, according to officials.

“Detectives gathered evidence and conducted multiple interviews
throughout the day with family members,” the news release said.

Following an interview with Contreras on Saturday, she was
booked for murder and held without bond, officials said. The
same day, Jennifer Contreras, the boy’s aunt, was also arrested
and booked for murder, according to the sheriff’s department.
She is also held without bail.

“The investigation is ongoing and detectives are continuing the
search for Duke Flores,” officials said.

The sheriff’s department on Friday posted on Facebook about the
missing child, saying he was last spotted in the area of
Cherokee and Pawnee in Apple Valley, Calif.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-mom-aunt-arrested-for- missing-6-year-olds-murder-authorities-say

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