NC Lawmakers Probe Moody Death, Fight Over Records

0:00It's April 28. This is Durham News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. North Carolina lawmakers are digging into the death of young Dominique Moody, who suffered prolonged injuries and died in December 2025, while under her aunt's care. The state's House Oversight Committee fired off a letter in April 9 to Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Chief Estella Patterson, calling out with they, see as a botched investigation of the home. State rep Alan Chester, a Republican from Nash County, sent his own letter that day to the county's social services interim director, pushing for the same review. Thereafter emails between departments, reports, body camera footage, and more to unpack them is handling. Defense lawyers for the women charged in Moody's death are fighting back hard, filing motions to block lawmakers from those records. They worry it'll amp up publicity and politics, robbing their clients of a fair trial, especially since one attorney expects juicy details to leak to.

1:00The press. This echoes another high-profile case here, where a federal judge shut down similar legislative demands earlier this year to protect the proceedings. Police say they're cooperating, social services stay quiet, and the tug of war over those files rose on.