Cops Find Dead 4-Year-Old Girl Covered In Cuts And Bruises, Then Make 2nd Sick Discovery
By Dreamer
An entire community is now in mourning after cops find a dead 4-year-old inside of a home with cuts and bruises covering her body. Sadly, this situation would only get worse as authorities begin their investigation — and now, the toddler’s mother and her fiance are in jail after cops made a second horrific discovery about the deceased girl.
The Sun reports that 33-year-old Kelly Ballinger and her fiance, 34-year-old Matthew Longenecker, were arrested and charged with the death of Ballinger’s 4-year-old daughter Deseray. Cops and an emergency medical team rushed to the the residence at approximately 5 a.m., Sunday, July 9, 2017, to discover Deseray unresponsive and not breathing. Sadly, the little girl was pronounced dead after CPR was administered to no avail.
Matthew Longenecker (left), Deseray Ballinger (inset), Kelly Ballinger (right) (Photo: The Sun)
What police discovered next is truly heartbreaking and infuriating at the same time. Watch as the judge in the case tells these two monsters exactly what awaits them for what they admitted to doing.
The helpless little 4-year-old girl had been duct taped to her bed every night for 2 weeks, leaving her unable to move until someone freed her the next morning, only to be re-taped to the bed at night. According to Kalamazoo Public Safety Detective Sheila Goodell, a blanket or clothing would sometimes also be used under the duct tape over Deseray’s face which would severely restrict her breathing.
“The restraining included wrapping the victim to form a makeshift swaddle. The victim would then have duct tape wrapped around her entire body, numerous times the victim’s face would be covered,” said Goodell. Investigators say both Kelly Ballinger and Matthew Longenecker admitted to doing this, and detectives also found text messages on the couple’s cell phones that corroborated the evidence.
According to local news source WWMT, Longenecker’s mother, who had been allowing her son and Ballinger to stay at her home with three children, called 911 shortly before 5 a.m. that morning to report that Deseray was not breathing. The two other children have reportedly been removed from the home and placed into protective custody.
Kalamazoo Cpt. Shannon Bagley told WWMT, “I’m a parent. Anytime kids are involved I have a soft spot. Of course, it’s a horrific thing. Right now, we’re still shoring up some additional information and continuing an investigation to kind of exhaust all avenues before we present to the prosecutor.”
Both Ballinger and Longenecker were arraigned in Kalamazoo County District Court on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. The judge decided that both of these animals will be held without bail until their next hearing on August 1st. They are being charged with felony murder and first-degree child abuse, which could mean life in prison if convicted.
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