Grand Rapids, MI, Mom Admits Setting Fire that Killed Daughter, 12
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Police accuse Michigan mom of setting house fire that killed daughter
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A western Michigan woman is accused of setting a house fire that killed her 12-year-old daughter who was trapped in a bedroom. “This is a shockingly cruel, unimaginable crime committed by a mom against her three kids,” Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom said.
Murder charge filed against mom in deadly Grand Rapids house fire
The mother who admitted to setting fire to her Grand Rapids home while her children were inside is facing an additional charge after her daughter died. (Jan. 29, 2025)
Grand Rapids girl, 12, has died as result of house fire mom is accused of starting
A 12-year-old child who has been in critical condition since a Saturday morning fire at a Grand Rapids home died Monday evening at a nearby hospital. The Grand Rapids Press/MLive is not naming the child at this time as her mother is facing criminal charges as a result of the fire and the mother is yet to be arraigned.
Grand Rapids mother arrested in arson that left daughter, 12, dead
A Grand Rapids woman is in custody after one of her three children died in a fire that police said she deliberately set over the weekend. Officials said first responders were called at about 7:20 a.m.
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