Merced police also gave new details about the 8-year-old Hayward girl’s death.
Eight-year-old Sophia Mason died at least a month before her body was found decomposing in a bathtub in Merced, having spent the last part of her life being forced to live in a backyard shed and in a closet, Merced police said Sunday in announcing several arrests in the case.
On Saturday, authorities captured Dhante Jackson, 34, who was wanted on suspicion of murder and child abuse in the killing of Sophia earlier this year. Authorities had, on similar charges in the case.
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