A Redding couple has been arrested on charges related to the death of their 2-year-old child. In January, deputies were asked to check on the welfare of the toddler, but there was no answer at the door of the house on Sunset Lane. 28-year-old Riley Royal and 24-year-old Amanda Royal were contacted by phone and claimed they weren’t home, but they apparently were. Both were questioned and it was learned that the 2-year-old had been physically abused and died in October of last year, then buried in the Whiskeytown area. The child’s body was exhumed and an autopsy showed the cause of death was murder. The Royals were arrested Tuesday and will be arraigned Thursday. They’re being held without bail.
-Steve Gibson