In Re KTL

629 S.E.2d 152 (2006)

In the Matter of K.T.L.

No. COA05-667.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 2, 2006.

Attorney General Roy A. Cooper, III, by Assistant Attorney General M. Lynne Weaver, for the State.

Sofie W. Hosford, Wilmington, for juvenile-appellant.

JACKSON, Judge.

Malik Beverly ("Malik"), age three, was reported missing by his babysitter on 2 September 2004 shortly after 7:30 p.m. Malik, who was being cared for while his mother was at work, had been outside playing much of the afternoon with his older sister. The two had been seen playing around various homes in the trailer park, and at…