Sanford, Nov 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Fayetteville police said on Monday that they have found the dead body of the missing 5-year-old Shaniya Davis.

The Shaniya’s body was found in an area bordered by Highway 87 south and Walker Road in Sanford. It was the second consecutive day of searching for the missing five-year-old child.

Shaniya Davis was last seen alive at a Comfort Suites hotel in Sanford last week. And the same morning, her mother Antoinette Davis, reported that Shaniya Davis was missing from her Fayetteville home. Police investigated and found a surveillance video from the hotel, which clearly showed that Shaniya Davis was with 29-year-old Mario McNeill.

The secluded area where the police eventually found her body is about 7 miles from Comfort Suites hotel. Mario McNeill surrendered to the police on Thursday night and police say that he confessed that he had taken Shaniya Davis. However, McNeill’s attorney told reporters his client would plead not guilty.

Police also arrested the Shaniya’s mother, Antoinette Davis, on Saturday. According to the police, she is accused of human trafficking, prostitution and felony child abuse. Warrants say she provided her daughter with intent that the girl be held in sexual servitude.