THE grandmother of Madalina Cojocari broke down in tears outside a courtroom after the mom of the missing 12-year-old girl pleaded not guilty to charges related to her daughter’s disappearance.
Diana Cojoari, 38, appeared in a Charlotte, North Carolina, courtroom on Thursday after being charged with failure to report her daughter’s disappearance back in November 2022.
The state did not offer any plea deal.
Cojocari’s husband, Christopher Palmiter, is also scheduled to appear in court at 2.30pm in a separate plea and bond hearing.
Cojocari and Palmiter, 61, were both arrested and charged with failure to report a child disappearance in December 2022.