Mujey Dumbuya, a 16-year-old Michigan teenager, had been expected to testify at the trial of a habitual offender who is accused of raping her in a school parking lot last summer.
But on Jan. 25, three days after the April 9 trial date had been set, Mujey’s family, who live near Grand Rapids, reported her missing to the police.
Three days later, her body was found in a wooded area about 50 miles away, according to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.
The police in Kalamazoo are investigating the death as a homicide, but have released few details and did not respond to a request for comment on Friday.
He faces four felony counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct with someone 13 to 15 years old.
As of Friday, he was being held at the Kent County jail with bail set at $500,000.
Mujey was last seen on the morning of Jan. 24, and the Kalamazoo police originally reported Mujey as a possible runaway. »