‘They just got arrested?’: Parents charged more than a year after killing 2-year-old, burying body in wilderness, police say

Inset, left to right: Riley Royal and Amanda Royal (Shasta County Jail). Background: The area where the authorities say the Royals buried their toddler (YouTube).

Inset, left to right: Riley Royal and Amanda Royal (Shasta County Jail). Background: The area where authorities say the Royals buried their toddler (YouTube).

The parents of a 2-year-old girl who was killed and buried in the California wilderness more than a year ago have been arrested and accused of beating the toddler to death and trying to dispose of the evidence.

Riley Royal, 28, and his wife, Amanda Royal, 24, were taken into custody on Tuesday and charged with one count each of murder with special allegations and child abuse resulting in death, authorities announced.

According to a news release from the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office, deputies on Jan. 7, 2024 responded to a call requesting a welfare check on a 2-year-old female child at a residence in the 20000 block of Sunset Lane in Redding, California, which is about 150 miles northwest of Sacramento.

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