ANTIOCH, Calif. (KRON) — A younger lady whose physique was discovered burning in Antioch has been recognized and her household is talking out in regards to the particular person she was.
Mykaella Sharlman, 25, of Antioch, was reported as lacking on October 16 to the Antioch Police Division. The subsequent day, somebody set her physique on fireplace on a paved strolling path close to Lopez Drive.
“To take her physique and put it in a rubbish can after which burn her, is likely one of the most heinous crimes which you could ever commit,” the sufferer’s sister, Nicole Eason, instructed KRON4. Native residents noticed the hearth and known as 911.
Sharlman was burned past recognition and police used her jewellery, in addition to dental information, to determine who she was.
On Monday, Antioch police introduced that two “individuals of curiosity” had been arrested in connection to the murder, and they’re at present in custody. Police have to date not recognized the 2 individuals, nor detailed what prices they have been arrested for.
Sharlman was an Oakland native and the youngest of seven siblings. She usually taken care of her nieces and nephews. “She cared for them as in the event that they have been her personal. She was our live-in babysitter,” Eason mentioned. “Now, my mom and my father won’t ever get the chance to stroll her down the aisle, or her name and say she’s pregnant, or shopping for her first home.”
Earlier than her life was lower quick, Sharlman was learning at Los Medanos School and dreamed of working as a hair and make-up stylist. Her household suspects that she was hanging out with the unsuitable form of individuals.
Investigators consider that Sharlman was seemingly slain earlier than she was set on fireplace.
“Medicine are on the market — everywhere. I feel that had some involvement. If I can say something, I might inform all of the millennials, the younger individuals, that medication aren’t the best way to go,” Eason mentioned.
Sharlman’s relations mentioned they haven’t slept in days since her tragic demise. “We’re having a tough time,” Eason mentioned. “We’re not going relaxation till justice is sought and is discovered.”
The Antioch Police Division wrote, “We provide our deepest condolences to the household of this tragic and unlucky incident. The Antioch Police Division Investigations Bureau wish to thank the general public for his or her help in serving to to determine Sharlman.”
The murder investigation remains to be energetic and ongoing. Anybody with further data associated to this incident is requested to contact Detective Whitaker at [email protected] or 925-779-6890.
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