Mother and stepfather of missing 11-year-old North Carolina girl arrested

The mom and stepfather of a lacking 11-year-old North Carolina lady have been arrested, accused of failing to report her disappearance to authorities, officers introduced. 

Madalina Cojocari was final seen at her house in Cornelius, North Carolina, the night of Nov. 23, and hasn’t been seen since, in line with the Cornelius Police Division. 

However police weren’t conscious the sixth grader was lacking till almost three weeks afterward Dec. 15 when her dad and mom reported her lacking to her college, Bailey Center Faculty. An investigation into Madalina’s disappearance was launched that day.

The Cornelius Police Division introduced Saturday that Madalina’s mom Diana Cojocari, 37, and stepfather Christopher Palmiter, 60, had been arrested and charged with failure to report the disappearance of a kid to regulation enforcement.

Each had been booked into Mecklenburg County Detention Heart the place they continue to be as of Monday.

Lawyer info for the pair was not instantly out there.

Police stated they’re actively on the lookout for Madalina and wish to communicate with anybody with info on her and her potential whereabouts.

“We have to make sure now we have spoken to each one that might have details about Madalina to assist us create a precise timeline of when she was final seen,” police stated.

The FBI and North Carolina’s State Bureau of Investigation are aiding within the search.

Madalina, described as a fan of horses, was final seen carrying denims, pink, purple and white Adidas footwear and a white T-shirt and jacket, police stated.

She is described as 4 ft, 10 inches tall, with brown hair, brown eyes and weighing 90 kilos. 

Anybody with info relating to the whereabouts of Madalina Cojocari is requested to contact the Cornelius Police Division at 704-892-7773.