Camisha McGaskey Case: Latest News, Timeline and Updates
Where the case stands
Three relatives are now sentenced over the death of an 11-year-old Myrtle Beach girl prosecutors say endured months of hidden abuse before blunt force trauma to her head ended her life — and part of the case still isn't finished.
What happens next: The next scheduled event is the trafficking of minors trial for Camisha McGaskey and Margaret Roberson, tied to five children including A'Kyri Bell, which the 15th Circuit Solicitor's Office says it hopes to hold in March 2027. The charges against McGaskey's mother, who owned the home where the abuse took place, remain unresolved, and no court date has been reported for her or any other remaining co-defendants.
People in this case
- A'Kyri Bell — 11-year-old victim, victim
- Camisha McGaskey — primary caregiver, convicted of killing and obstruction of justice, sentenced
- Alexandria Thomas — McGaskey's sister, pleaded guilty to unlawful conduct toward a child, sentenced
- Darnell Dearmas — Thomas's boyfriend, pleaded guilty to endangering his own infant, sentenced
Timeline
- Three Sentenced In Death Of 11-year-old A'Kyri Bell After Months Of Hidden Abuse In Myrtle Beach
Three relatives are now sentenced over the death of an 11-year-old Myrtle Beach girl prosecutors say endured months of hidden abuse before blunt force trauma to her head ended her life — and part of the case still isn't finished.
- She Testified Her Sister Beat A'Kyri Bell, 11, For Hours A Day — Then Walked Free
Alexandria Thomas, 21, testified that her sister beat 11-year-old A'Kyri Bell daily — sometimes for hours — inside their shared Horry County home, then admitted she never called police. On Monday, a judge sentenced her to time already served, plus probation, while her sister begins a life sentence for murder.