Arrest made in connection with slaying of girl, 5

DETROIT Police spokeswoman Eren Stephens says "a person of interest" was arrested Friday - the same day as Mariha Trenice Smith's funeral.

No other details were released.

Firefighters found the body of a young girl about 8 a.m. on July 24. Konesha Smith told police she noticed her daughter was missing about noon that day and that she last saw Mariha asleep on the floor of their home about 3:30 a.m.

DNA tests confirmed July 29 that the body found in the burned house was Mariha.

Konesha Smith and other family members were given lie detector tests.

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