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A foster mother in Philadelphia has been charged with the murder of a girl in her care, police confirmed.

Caprice Williams, 36, has been charged with the murder of 10-year-old Malayshia Alford, whose body was found in a car in New Jersey on November 4. She had been reported missing from her West Philadelphia home on October 26.

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The child's body was found late on Wednesday evening in the trunk of a car in Lindenwold, New Jersey. A medical examiner determined she died from blunt force trauma and ruled her death a homicide.

Williams, who fostered Malayshia, has been charged with murder, endangering the welfare of a child, reckless endangerment, tampering with evidence, and abuse of a corpse, according to NBC Philadelphia.

Malayshia Alford had been missing for over a week before her body was found in New Jersey.

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