Bridgeton Woman Sentenced

BRIDGETON WOMAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR THE BEATING DEATH OF HER TODDLER 

     " Nakira Griner Has Been Sentenced To Life In Prison For The 2019 Beating Death Of Her 23-Month-Old Child."

Wednesday, February 22, 2023, 9:45 A.M. ET. By George Petruska: Englebrook Independent News,

BRIDGETON, NJ.- Yesterday, Nakira Griner, 28, of Bridgeton, New Jersey was Sentenced by The Honorable George Gangloff, J.S.C. to Life in New Jersey State Prison without the possibility of Parole, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae.

     After a Two Week Trial, Ms. Griner was found Guilty on January 4, 2023, on Charges of First Degree Murder; Second Degree Desecration of Human Remains; Second Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child; Second Degree Creating a False Public Alarm; and Fourth Degree Tampering with Evidence.

     The Charges stem from an event that occurred in which Ms. Griner Ms. Griner reported to Police that her 23-Month-Old Child D.J., Jr. was abducted while she was walking to a store. Cumberland County Authorities launched a search. Later on the same day during the evening hours, The Child's Desecrated Remains were discovered in the backyard of Ms. Griner's Property.

     A subsequent autopsy performed on the Child determined that the Child Died due to Blunt Force Trauma, and The Manner of Death to be that of Homicide. 

FILED UNDER FEBRUARY 22, 2023: LAW, CUMBERLAND: