By Joe Holden ,
1 hours ago
Philadelphia police and the district attorney's office will be issuing subpoenas to the city's Department of Human Services in the wake of the death of a 10-year-old girl in foster care.
Multiple law enforcement sources confirm they're seeking records about Malayshia Alford's placement with Dr. Carprice Williams.
The Lewis Cassidy Elementary School teacher who investigators say was Alford's foster mother is now charged in her murder.
Williams beat the 10-year-old with an electrical cord and there were patterns of prior physical abuse, sources said.
Malayshia's body was found inside the trunk of a car at an apartment complex in Lindenwold, New Jersey, late Wednesday night. She had been missing for more than a week.
Sources said a relative of Williams lived there and provided investigators with information leading them to Malayshia's body.
Williams was arraigned on charges overnight and ordered held without bail.
A spokesperson for the teachers union referred questions about Williams to the School District of Philadelphia. The district declined to comment on her employment status, citing personnel issues.
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