The grandmother of Ky’air Thomas, one of Columbus’ twin infants rescued last month, expressed her grief and asked for compassion on Sunday night after her six-month-old baby died this weekend. .
Late Saturday night, Columbus police responded to a call on East Whittier Street that the baby was not breathing. When police arrived, they found his Ky’air unresponsive and transferred him to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Sergeant said. Police spokesperson David Scarpitti.
Fonda Thomas, grandmother of twins, released a statement asking the community to support and pray for the family. It doesn’t seem real,” he said.
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“Tonight, together with our community, we are living our second nightmare in less than a month,” she said in a prepared statement. “I am asking God, Lord, why, Kaia?”
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Deputy Chief Smith Weir said Caiea’s death was a tragic circumstance and the incident was still under investigation.
Columbus Police spokesperson Melanie Amato said Sunday’s investigation was too early to determine a cause of death. said no.
Amato said an autopsy could be performed to determine the cause of death.
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On Instagram on Sunday, Ky’air’s mother, Wilhemnia Barnett, said her son appeared to have had a seizure before he died.
Young Columbus twins were victims of attempted kidnapping
Ky’air and his twin brother Kason walked into their mother’s drive just after she went into the Donatos restaurant on North High Street to pick up their DoorDash order at around 9:45 p.m. Dec. 19. was kidnapped by a female suspect who allegedly stole his car.
Ky’air was found at Dayton International Airport on December 20 and returned home. Kason was found safe in Indianapolis on December 22nd. Mecka Curry, one of the women who helped find her baby Kason Thomas in Indianapolis, expressed her condolences to her family on her social media Sunday morning. .
“You will live forever in our hearts (Ky’air),” she wrote. “My heart is broken.”
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Kidnapper suspect Nala T. Jackson, 24, is currently facing two federal indictments for kidnapping a minor. Columbus Police said she stole her 2010 Honda, which Kaiea and Cayson were riding on December 19.
Jackson is scheduled to face a jury trial in federal court in Columbus on March 20.
The kidnapping that unfolded over the course of four days had Ohioans and people across the country on edge.
After Ky’air was found in Dayton, the case gained more attention as friends, family and law enforcement searched for the missing Kason and appealed for his safe return. A chance encounter between Jackson and two women outside triggered a chain of events that led to Jackson’s arrest and Kayson’s discovery.
Dispatch reporter Max Philby contributed to this report.
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This article originally appeared in The Columbus Dispatch: After kidnapped infant dies, Columbus grandma ‘lives a nightmare’ again
