Family mourns 3-year-old girl's death as mother faces murder charges: 'We are just heartbroken'

is from her home in Indiana. Velma Dinkens shares stories of her granddaughter she lovingly called her Nola Bear. She She captured everybody's heart. From the moment you saw her, you fell in love with her. Maryland State Police say three-year-old Nola Dinkens was discovered in a vacant parking lot in Cecil County. Nola's mother, 31-year-old Darien Randall, is charged with her murder. and we have so many questions, but all of that is going to come in due time. According to an arrest affidavit, Randall confessed to physically striking the victim with a belt approximately 15 to 20 times. Randall told police that when Nola stopped moving, she put her daughter's body in a suitcase. It remained there overnight at the home that Randall shared with her boyfriend, 44year-old Cedric Antoine Britain in Northeast Maryland. On Wednesday, police discovered the suitcase with Nola's body in a vacant parking lot. Britain is accused of helping Randall dispose of the little girl's body. And we are just heartbroken that this has happened to us. My precious baby and my son is well loved and he is going to get what he need and we are going to get the justice that we need and we're going to get the closure because he will never be alone. In addition to facing murder charges in Maryland, Randall is charged with falsely reporting that her daughter had been kidnapped in Delaware. An Amber Alert was issued then cancelled hours later. Go back. She touched so many people and they remember her cuz she is unforgettable. She certainly was. The little girl's mother is behind bars awaiting extradition to Maryland. Rick Jessica, thank you for that