A young pregnant Mississippi woman, who went missing last week, body has been found and identified.
CNN reports:
Makayla Winston, 21, was last seen on Thursday leaving her home in Goodman, north of Jackson, Holmes County Sheriff Willie March said.
WJTV 12 News previous report:
Holmes County investigators found Winston’s body off Franklin Road, near Highway 17, which is located south of Lexington, March told CNN.
Winston’s body will be taken to the state crime lab in Jackson to determine the cause of death, according to March.
Winston was last seen in Goodman on Thursday night, her mother, Yvetty Brown, told CNN affiliate WLBT.
She had left her daughter in her parked car and was “heading to show the sonogram to the baby’s father,” Brown told the station.
Winston had been due to give birth on July 4, according to WLBT.
Our hearts break for this family. If anyone has any information regarding the case, please contact the Holmes County Sheriff Department at (662) 834-1511. May Makayla and her little angel rest in peace.
