North Carolina girl allegedly killed by mom who forced her to stand for 3 days in room

A North Carolina mom allegedly forced her 4-year-old daughter to stand for three straight days as punishment, causing the girl to become so weak that she fell and suffered fatal injuries, authorities said.

Malikah Bennett, 31, of Charlotte, has been charged on suspicion of murder and child abuse in the death last year of her daughter, Majelic Young, news station Fox36 reported. Police said the girl hadn’t been seen since last summer before her body was found in May in the family’s backyard, the outlet reported.