Authorities hope to make a positive identification Monday on the body of a child found in a freezer in a Bradenton home late Sunday.
Bradenton police believe it's the body of 11-year-old Janiya Thomas, whom authorities started looking for last week. The girl's mother, 31-year-old Keishanna Thomas, has refused to cooperate with a judge and is being held in jail on a contempt of court charge.
On Sunday night, police received a tip that Janiya Thomas' body might be located in a freezer at the girl's aunt's and grandmother's house in the 5000 block of 21st Way E. According to the Bradenton Herald, police say a man and Keishanna Thomas moved the freezer into the home on Wednesday. Police say they know who the man is and are looking