Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Coconino County Sheriff's Office )An Arizona mother, Ochra Manakaja, 32, has been accused of murdering her 16-month-old son, Zion, and concealing his body in a freezer for two weeks to mask the smell. Police discovered the toddler's body, wrapped in a blanket, plastic, and tape, inside a clear box within a hotel room freezer at the La Quinta Inn and Suites in Flagstaff, where Manakaja had been residing. Manakaja reportedly told police she threw her son into his crib on 29 April out of frustration, leading to his death two days later on 1 May, after which she hid his body. She was indicted on charges of first-degree and second-degree murder, alongside 18 counts of child abuse against Zion, following her alleged confessions to 911 dispatchers, in a note to her sister, and on Facebook. Manakaja, who has previous convictions for aggravated assault and DUI, is currently held at Coconino County Jail on a $1 million cash-only bond. In fullMom accused of killing her 16-month-old son and hiding his body in a freezer for weeksThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Mother accused of murdering toddler and hiding his body in hotel freezer
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Coconino County Sheriff's Office )An Arizona mother, Ochra Manakaja, 32, has been accused of murdering her 16-month-old son, Zion, and concealing his body in a freezer for two weeks to mask the smell. Police discovered the toddler's body, wrapped in a blanket, plastic, and tape, inside a clear box within a hotel room freezer at the La Quinta Inn and Suites in Flagstaff, where Manakaja had been residing. Manakaja reportedly told police she threw her son into his crib on 29 April out of frustration, leading to his death two days later on 1 May, after which she hid his body. She was indicted on charges of first-degree and second-degree murder, alongside 18 counts of child abuse against Zion, following her alleged confessions to 911 dispatchers, in a note to her sister, and on Facebook. Manakaja, who has previous convictions for aggravated assault and DUI, is currently held at Coconino County Jail on a $1 million cash-only bond. In fullMom accused of killing her 16-month-old son and hiding his body in a freezer for weeksThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
