DENVER – A Denver teenager is facing a charge of first-degree murder in the death of her 7-year-old nephew, whose body was found hidden in a closet in her basement bedroom.
District Attorney Beth McCann said Monday her office also is planning on charging the girl with one count of child abuse resulting in the death of Jordan Vong. The girl, whose name has not been released, will be charged as an adult.
Jordan’s family called police Aug. 6 after he had been missing for a few hours. Investigators went through the east Denver home twice before securing a warrant for a more thorough search the following day. That search turned up the body, which had been wrapped in a blanket.
The coroner’s office has not released the cause of Jordan’s death.
