Shaun Earl Arender, 19, has been charged with the sexual assault and capital murder of Hanna Mack, 6, of Corsicana, TX.

Arender was in jail on unrelated burglary and drug possession charges when his DNA matched that taken from the shirt worn by the child. When questioned, Arender would not answer “but put his head on the table and cried.” His bond is $2.5 Million.

While in custody on the burglary charges and two days before being charged with murder, Arender cut himself with a piece of glass “because he was depressed.”

Neighbor Charged In Hanging Of Girl, 6

CORSICANA, Texas - A neighbor of a 6-year-old girl found hanged in her family’s garage has been charged in the sexual assault and death of the first-grader, police said Friday.

Shaun Earl Arender, 19, is charged with capital murder in the death of Hanna Mack, whose body was found hanging from the garage rafters before sunrise Sept. 10 by her mother.

Arender, an unemployed construction worker, lived less than a mile from the Mack’s rural home, about 65 miles south of Dallas, Navarro County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Mike Cox said. It wasn’t immediately clear Friday if Arender had a lawyer yet who could comment on his behalf.

Arender was already in jail on unrelated burglary and drug possession charges. A DNA sample taken from the shirt Hanna was wearing was entered into a Texas Department of Public Safety DNA indexing program Wednesday, and it indicated Arender was a possible match, according to the arrest affidavit.

Arender was questioned Wednesday, and, according to the Affidavit, “would not give a statement, but put his head on the table and cried.”

Two days before Arender was questioned, he cut himself with a piece of glass while in custody on the burglary charge and was taken to a hospital “because he was depressed,” according to the affidavit.

Arender’s bond is set at $2.5 million.

According to the affidavit, Hannah’s body was nude from the waist down when police arrived at the family’s home.

“The defendant was then and there in the course of committing or attempting to commit the offense of aggravated sexual assault against Hanna Mack,” read the affidavit.

A brown purse and a camera memory stick were also missing from the residence. A necklace and pendant that Hanna always wore was not found on her body, in her home or in the garage.

Family members have said Dana Mack saw the youngest of her three daughters sleeping on the couch around 1 a.m. before discovering Hanna’s body.

“I’m just absolutely shocked,” said Pam Gray, who lives behind the Mack’s home. “I’ll never have that sense of trust here again.”

Corsicana was estimated to have a population of slightly more than 26,000 residents in 2006.