The FBI has arrested the five adults who were living at a New Mexico compound where a boy was found dead, accusing them of breaking firearms and conspiracy laws, authorities said Friday.
As his father recited the Quran on Christmas Eve, Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj's heartbeat began fading. Within minutes, the 3-year-old boy was dead, authorities say.
For months, Hakima Ramzi wondered where her son was. His father had taken him to a park in November of last year and never returned.
The defense attorneys for all five suspects who were arrested after emaciated children were found in a New Mexico compound, filed motions to dismiss all charges Thursday.
The grim discovery of 11 emaciated children on a filthy New Mexico compound, along with a cache of guns and the remains of a small boy has captured headlines for days.
Authorities have identified the body of a boy found at a New Mexico compound as Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj, a missing 3-year-old whose father is accused of abducting him in November, according to the state's Office of the Medical Investigator.
A search for a missing boy 3-year-old boy from Georgia led to the discovery of 11 emaciated children living in squalor in New Mexico.
The evidence was intended to paint a disturbing picture of a zealous family training for a violent mission against government institutions, New Mexico prosecutors said.
Many questions remain since authorities searched a mysterious compound in New Mexico and discovered 11 emaciated children there.
The case broke with a tip about starving children in a squalid New Mexico compound.
