Aaron Hernandez's Former Fiancée Gives Birth to Baby Girl

Shayanna Jenkins, whoannouncedthe pregnancy onInstagramlast month, delivered a healthy daughter on June 16 near her home in Providence, Rhode Island.

Jenkins has another daughter, 5-year-old Avielle, with Hernandez.

He was convicted of Lloyd’s murder and sentenced to life in prison; he was acquitted of the double homicide in April 2017 and days later wasfound deadin his prison cell after hanging himself with a bed sheet. He was 27.

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Hernandez and Jenkins had a complicated relationship. They welcomed their daughter Avielle, 5, in 2012. In November of that year, the two also became engaged, although they never married.

In May 2017, Jenkins appeared on theDr. Philshow and said she did not believe the athlete killed himself, despite authorities’ determination otherwise.

She added that Hernandez had spoken with their daughter after his acquittal and told her, “Daddy’s gonna be home.”

Now, 14 months later, it appears that Jenkins has moved on. In her pregnancy announcement, she expressed her happiness at becoming a mother for the second time.

source: people.com