Mother arrested after she allegedly murd£red her daughter with a single punch to the belly

A Florida mother has been accused of murdring her seven-year-old daughter by hitting her in the stomach after other caregivers reportedly raised safety concerns with child protection authorities. 32-year-old Naikishia L. Williams was charged with first-degree murdr after allegedly hitting her daughter, Nia, in April 2025. The seven-year-olds cause of de@th was blunt force trauma to her abdomen, according to the indictment issued by a grand jury last Thursday, June 26.  The autopsy found the girls injuries included a lacerated liver and internal bleeding. On April 28, Riviera Beach police responded to a report of an unresponsive child at 8.01pm on 1501 West 15th Street, West Palm Beach. Nia was taken to St. Marys Medical Centre and later pronounced de@d. Last Friday morning, June 27, Williams was arrested following a two-month investigation. She was taken to Palm Beach County Jail. At Williams first hearing that same morning, the judge decided she would be held without bail. Williams was also charged with aggravated child abuse. Nias previous caretaker, Rebecca Finley, described her memories of Nia as golden and described her as a fashionista. Whytni Walker was Nias godmother and spoke to WPTV alongside Ms Finley. We can never get her smile back. We can never talk to her again. Riviera Beach Police Chief Michael Coleman said the entire community felt the loss. The de@th of an innocent child is never normal. Its hard for us to even fathom. The community has been traumatised. My department has been traumatised, Det. Coleman said. Both Ms Finley and Ms Walker are named as witnesses in the Riviera Beach Police Departments case summary. First-degree murdr in Florida requires the prosecution to prove the offence was carried out with premeditated intent. If Williams is convicted, she will face the de@th penalty or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Williams next court appearance is scheduled for July 28. Ms Walker and Ms Finley said Williams three other children were now in the care of other family members. The post Mother arrested after she allegedly murdred her daughter with a single punch to the belly appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.