Crime & Safety
MD Mother Reunited With Missing Daughter After 3 Months
Shakiyla Stepney, 32, was found safe last week she was reported missing on Dec. 6, according to The Black & Missing Foundation.
TEMPLE HILLS, MD — A Maryland mother was reunited with her daughter last week nearly three months after she was reported missing, according to authorities and a report.
Shakiyla Stepney, 32, was found safe after she was reported missing on Dec. 6, according to an announcement by The Black & Missing Foundation. Stepney, who authorities said had a disability, had last been seen at her Temple Hills home.
In the organization's post, The Black & Missing Foundation thanked FOX 5 and Prince George's County police.
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Shakiyla's mom, Michelle Wardlaw, told FOX 5 she was relieved to see her daughter again.
"I'm just so happy and overwhelmed by the outpour of love and concern that so many had," she continued.
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Wardlaw also encouraged families in similar situations to "never give up."
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