Aaliyah Henderson Refuses Court Appearance | Dayton News

Dayton News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 31, 2026 · 1m

Aaliyah Henderson, accused of murdering her two young daughters and burying them in suitcases, defiantly refused to attend a pretrial hearing—leading to a tense standoff with corrections officers who had to physically restrain her. The chilling discovery of the children’s bodies, confirmed as homicide by the medical examiner, has sent shockwaves through the community. Though she claims pretrials aren’t mandatory, tensions flared between her and her legal team, adding layers of complexity to an already tragic case. Now facing a mental competency evaluation, Henderson’s next court date is…