Jul 8, 2009 3:00 pm US/Eastern
Melissa Huckaby's Ex-Husband Wins Custody Battle
STOCKTON, Calif. (CBS) ―
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Melissa Huckaby listens in a Stockton courtroom during her arraignment on charges of murder, kidnapping and rape.
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The ex-husband of the woman accused of kidnapping and killing Sandra Cantu has won custody of the couple's own daughter, CBS station KPIX-TV reports.
25-year-old Johnny Huckaby has been granted custody of their 5-year-old daughter, Madison.
Court records show that Melissa's mother, Judy Lawless, will be allowed to visit the girl, but cannot allow her contact with her mother.
Melissa Huckaby is accused of murdering 8-year-old Sandra Cantu in Tracy. Cantu's body was found stuffed in a suitcase in April.
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