Molly McKelvey, Huntsville, Alabama mom of 3 commits suicide hours after abusive husband, Mickele Kaipolai Ah-Nee murders baby daughter, Lotus McKelvey.
An Alabama mother of three committed suicide one day after her husband allegedly murdered their 4-month-old baby, according to family members and police.
Molly McKelvey, 28, took her own life on the morning of April 23, her brother said — hours after her infant daughter Lotus McKelvey died from traumatic injuries at the hands of her father, Mickele Kaipolai Ah-Nee.
Police in Huntsville responded to a report of a baby not breathing on April 22. First responders performed lifesaving measures and Lotus was rushed to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead, WKRC reported.
Alabama dad charged with domestic-violence murder
An autopsy determined the baby died from complications from traumatic internal injuries. No further details were shared.
Ah-Nee, 34, was with Lotus when she stopped breathing and was arrested on April 23. He is charged with domestic-violence murder and being held on a $250,000 bond, jail records show.
That same day, McKelvey, who has two other children, killed herself, according to her brother, Kristian McKelvey.
‘There really are no words for having to just first finding out the baby is dead and then the mother commit suicide,’ the sibling told WAFF.
‘It’s like a movie. You hear about this stuff on the news a lot and you just never think it’s going to happen to you, you know?’
Added the brother, ‘Molly was a really awesome little sister.’
Describing his niece he added, ‘She was the happiest little baby I’d ever seen, too. I won’t be able to ever see her grow old’.
‘Heartbroken and struggling to cope,’
Family members launched a GoFundMe to help cover funeral expenses for Molly and Lotus.
Their deaths left friends and family ‘heartbroken and struggling to cope,’ the page states.
Molly leaves behind two young sons, Orion and Micah, as well as her mother and several siblings.
