Bodies of parents in ‘rocky and violent relationship’ are pulled from a Philadelphia river as five-year-old is found in car waiting for dad to return
- Parents Anjania Patterson and Tim Siler were found in Delaware River Thursday
- Mother’s body was pulled 5.45am in Philadelphia and dad’s was out by 10.43am
- Cops found five-year-old in SUV near river and said she was waiting for her dad
- Girl was taken to hospital for checks and is now in care of her grandmother
- Authorities are still investigating what happened but woman’s brother said she had been in relationship involving domestic violence
Authorities have pulled the bodies of a mother and father from a Pennsylvania river after a five-year-old was discovered in a nearby SUV waiting for her dad to return.
The brother of Anjania Patterson identified her as the woman found dead in the Delaware River on Thursday morning and he said she had a daughter with Tim Siler.
Her body was removed from the water at 700 block of Columbus Boulevard in Philadelphia around 5.45am.
Parents Anjania Patterson and Tim Siler were found in Delaware River Thursday. The mother’s body was pulled 5.45am in Philadelphia and dad’s was out by 10.43am
Cops found five-year-old in an SUV near the river and she said she was waiting for her dad
Afterwards, detectives noticed a pink bike sticking out the trunk of a Nissan SUV.
A cell phone was also pictured on the ground near the scene.
The little girl was found in the vehicle and when they questioned her she replied that she was waiting for her father to return. She didn’t mention her mother being present.
Divers went into the water and rescuers eventually recovered Siler’s body near Lombard Circle and Columbus Boulevard at 10.43am.
As well as police, a marine unit and the fire department needed to assist.
The couple was reported to be in their 30s. A later report said Patterson was 28.
Witness, Brian Coffield, told CBS Philly: ‘I never saw something like that in my life. Not like that. I feel bad for the child growing up having to know about it, hear about it.’
Patterson’s brother said the pair were not married but had a rocky relationship that included domestic violence incidents, ABC 6 reported.
Detectives noticed a pink bike sticking out the trunk of the Nissan SUV the girl was found in
Rescuers eventually recovered Siler’s body from the river at 10.43am
He noted that they enjoyed visiting the water but he couldn’t figure out why they would have been there so early.
A neighbor Silas described the two as being quiet.
‘No, they didn’t barely speak to anyone on the block but they weren’t mean,’ the neighbor commented to CBS Philly.
The girl was taken to Children’s Hospital for a check-up and is now in the care of her grandmother.
Authorities are still investigating.