There’s a Devil Loose: 14-Year-Old New Orleans Girl Dies in Hospital, Becoming 4th Victim of her Mother’s Boyfriend’s Hammer Attack that Left her Mother, Brother, and Cousin Dead

An undated photo of Nashawna Riley, 14. Nashawna was found critically injured along with her sister, Adrianna Riley, 12, at their Terrytown apartment on March 6, 2019. Nawshana’s mother, Khristina Riley, 32, her brother, Ayden Riley, 10, and her cousin De’ryona Encalade,10, were found dead.

Relatives who for five days held out hope for the life of 14-year-old Nashawna Riley shared the sad news Monday night (March 11) that the teen has been declared brain dead, having never regained consciousness from the injuries she received in a hammer attack that took the lives of her mother and her young brother and cousin.

Jefferson Parish Coroner Dr. Gerry Cvitanovich confirmed late Monday that a fourth victim in the horrific slayings had been pronounced dead. Emmett Rhodes, 53, identified the victim as his granddaughter, Nashawna.

Relatives made the difficult decision to remove the teen from life support, Rhodes said.

Nashawna’s sister, Adrianna Riley, 12, the sole survivor of the attack, was still hospitalized in critical condition, but improving according to Rhodes.

Nashawna’s mother, Kristina Riley, 32, her brother, Ayden Riley, 10, and her cousin, De’ryona Riley, 9, were pronounced dead after their bodies were discovered Wednesday morning inside the family Terrytown apartment in the 900 block of West Monterey Court, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.

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SOURCE: Michelle Hunter, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune