Alleged Abduction Parents Waive Extradition Hearing, Will Face New York Trial

Shaneel Nadal and Nephra Payne, the birth parents of eight children they allegedly abducted from a Forest Hills foster care center, waived their right to an extradition hearing on Wednesday, choosing instead to voluntarily return to New York City, according to New York 1.

Nadal and Payne were arrested in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania last month, after being caught stowing their eight children—from 11 months to 11-years-old, all named but one named Nephra Payne—

The two parents were taken back to New York state, where they will face charges in Queens that include kidnapping and endangering the welfare of a child, among others.

The children were taken away from Nadal and Payne on reports of abuse, reports have said, while Nadal and Payne allege that their children were suffering in the hands of the foster care system. They will appear in court in Queens later this month.

The manhunt for Nadal, Payne and the children lasted a little over a week in mid September, before all ten were caught by a team