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SC Mom In Custody After 11-Month-Old She Reported Missing Was Found Dead

The girl's mother told deputies she was walking to her mailbox carrying her 11-month-old daughter Harlee Lewis, and a man she didn't know snatched the child and took off.

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S.C. -- The Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office has placed a 19-year-old woman in custody after her 11-month-old daughter, who was at the center of an Amber Alert, was later found dead on Tuesday.

The sheriff's office says the mom admitted she made up the abduction story.

Earlier in the day, the girl's mother told the Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office she was walking to her mailbox carrying her daughter Harlee Lewis. The girl's mother told deputies at the scene a man in an SUV pulled up, jumped out of his vehicle, attacked her, took her daughter and fled the scene.

Deputies at the scene conducted a search around the area and found Lewis' body hidden inside a diaper box about 1,000 yards from the family's home.

The girl's mother was later identified as the primary suspect in this case and deputies placed her in custody.

Deputies have not released the mother's name as of Tuesday evening.

FBI and SLED are assisting with the investigations.

Check back for updates.

WCNC contributed to this story

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