Mother-in-law of slain St. Cloud mother arrested

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The mother-in-law of a slain St. Cloud mother has been charged with being an accessory to the crime, according to media reports.

Wanda Rivera is the mother in-law of Nicole Montalvo, whose body was found on her in-laws property in St. Cloud in October.

Montalvo’s estranged husband, Christopher Otero-Rivera, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Montavlo.

Otero-Rivera’s father, Angel Rivera, was also was charged with second-degree murder. He was indicted on charges of accessory after the fact and tampering with evidence.

The men were arrested in October after investigators found Montalvo’s remains on the grounds of Rivera’s St. Cloud home, where Otero-Rivera was also living.

The discovery at the Hixon Avenue property came about a week after Montalvo went missing. Her body was discovered about a week after the young mother disappeared.

Their trial was postponed until July during a Tuesday morning hearing, according to media reports.