A Grand Rapids mother has pleaded not guilty to setting her house on fire, but admitted she intended to die with her daughters "so they could be free."
Firefighters can be seen pulling a 12-year-old girl out from the second-floor window and then performing CPR on her outside. The 12-year-old passed away from her injuries in the hospital Monday night according to GRPD. Two other girls, ten and seven years old, were also taken to a hospital and released after receiving treatment.
Doctors were concerned the woman could harm herself or others, according to probate court records. Months later, she allegedly set her home on fire with her kids inside.
A Michigan mother faces arson charges after investigators say she set fire to her home with her children inside.
Port Huron Assistant Police Chief Jeremy Young said there is no evidence to suggest there is a threat to the public after a recent fatal shooting. The department is continuing to investigate the death of a 35-year-old man in Port Huron who was found dead about 12:31 a.m. Tuesday in the 2500 block of Vanness Street.
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A Grand Rapids mother accused of setting her own house on fire while her children were sleeping inside is now facing an additional murder charge.
A western Michigan woman is accused of setting a house fire that killed her 12-year-old daughter who was trapped in a bedroom.
The mom is accused of timing the blaze for when her three daughters — ages 7, 10 and 12 — would all be asleep, removing the fire alarms, which were later found stuffed in a pillowcase in the backyard, officials told the outlet.
Officials arrested the woman, identified as Roconda Singleton, 46, on multiple charges in connection with the fire. A 12-year-old child was in critical condition at a hospital following the fire but two other children, ages 10 and 7, were treated and released over the weekend, according to authorities.
The mother poured lighter fluid both upstairs and downstairs in the home, according to authorities, who called the case “unimaginably horrific.”
Shamiya Stewart has passed away from injuries sustained during the fire that police are saying they believe her mother set intentionally.