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Little sister of girl grabbed from Texas driveway seen in heartbreaking video

'I cannot thank everyone enough, but I hope y’all know, I see you and so does my Athena.'

Maitlyn Gandy, right, and attorney Benson Varghese arrive at Wise County Courthouse in Decatur, Texas, to give a statement about the death of Gandy's daughter, Athena Strand, 7, on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022.
Maitlyn Gandy, right, and attorney Benson Varghese arrive at Wise County Courthouse in Decatur, Texas, to give a statement about the death of Gandy's daughter, Athena Strand, 7, on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Photo by Amanda Mccoy /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The mother of Athena Strand, the Texas child allegedly killed by a FedEx driver, has posted a heartbreaking video of her other daughter crying for the big sister who will never come home again.

Athena Strand, 7, disappeared from her home in Paradise, Texas on November 30. Her body was found two days later in Boyd.

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A FedEx driver abducted the child and has confessed to her killing.

Maitlyn Presley Gandy, 26, posted a video on her Facebook page that shows Athena’s younger sister Rye sobbing for her sister on a day in November when the two girls were apart.

The post notes, “I kept telling her, ‘it’s okay, we will see sissy soon.’ not knowing how twisted our lives would become,” the grieving mother wrote.

And she wrote how Rye always cried when her older sister was going somewhere without her — a sorrow Athena’s killer has extended indefinitely for all.

Gandy also posted a TikTok video of Athena dancing in a pink dress, writing, “Music, singing, and dancing are things Athena was constantly doing.”

She wrote of her gratitude for the support “for Athena’s legacy” that has come from all quarters. Gandy also thanked people, “for sharing Athena’s photos and story. Please don’t stop.

“I cannot thank everyone enough, but I hope y’all know, I see you and so does my Athena.

“I have to believe that or I will break. Athena sees us. And I see Athena in all of you.”