Security camera footage shows a man approach Cherish Perrywinkle's mother, Rayne Perrywinkle, who was shopping with her three daughters.
8-yr-old girl abducted, raped and killed
A man raped and killed an eight-year-old girl after befriending the little girl's family.
8-yr-old girl abducted, raped and killed
Rayne claims that a man she identifies as Donald Smith, then 56, approached her while she was struggling to afford clothing for her children and offered to help her out.
The man even offered to buy burgers for the family, taking Cherish with him to a McDonald’s.
But he never returned with her, and was instead seen putting her into a van. It was the last time she was seen alive.
ADVERTISEMENT
Rayne’s 911 call, made after she realised her daughter was missing, was also released by the State Attourney’s office.
In it, she told the operator: ‘Maybe he was grooming her. I hope to God he doesn’t kill her and I hope to God he doesn’t rape her.’
Fox News reports that the police response was delayed because officers were sceptical about the call, and alerts were not released for hours.
Cherish’s body was found the day after outside Highlands Baptist Church in Jacksonville.
Donald Smith, who was 56 at the time of the killing in 2013, has been charged with Cherish’s murder.
ADVERTISEMENT
Smith, a registered sex offender, had previous convictions for attempted kidnapping, indecent assault on a child and selling obscene materials.
He is due in court next month.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng
Recommended articles
You should avoid boat rides for these 5 reasons
How to save a life by doing CPR during an emergency
Avoid these 3 common mistakes when cooking fried rice
Okin biscuits and 9 other snacks millennials loved as children
How 1 woman became first lady of 2 different countries — she married 2 presidents
How parents, teachers can recognise when a child is being bullied
It's illegal to publicly celebrate your birthday in this country
Here are Dagrin's 10 best rap verses on the 14th anniversary of his death
Ex-PDP chairman, 4 others acquitted of conspiracy, breach of peace charges
ADVERTISEMENT