A mum has been accused of murd3r after allegedly stabbing her 11 year old daughter to de@th before attempting to take her own life. Shannen Grimes, 42, faces charges of murd3r, felony murd3r, cruelty to children, tampering with evidence, and possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of a felony in relation to the de@th of her daughter, Genesis, who tragically d!ed on November 14 in Sandy Springs, Georgia. It's a tough situation for everyone. It's tough for the family. Our thoughts go out to the family; it's tough for the community. It's tough for the police officers who had to deal with this, Sandy Springs Police Sgt. Leon Millholland said. Emergency services were called to conduct a welfare check by Grimes' sister, who reported that the mother had tried to k!ll herself. Upon arrival at the Laurel Grove Condominiums residence, they discovered the 42 year old lying on the sofa. She had "a cut to at least one of her wrists and was bleeding," according to the arrest warrant. However, the most horrifying scene was discovered as they searched the property. They found Genesis' body "positioned and cleaned" in a recliner, with a blanket or towel covering her legs, reports the Mirror US. When officers asked her what happened to her daughter, Grimes allegedly replied, something to the effect of, I happened. A subsequent investigation would reveal that the daughter had been stabbed at least four times in her "shoulder and neck area," with "wounds on the right and left sides of the neck." Blood stains were reportedly discovered in Grimes' bedroom and bathroom, and a box in her bedroom wardrobe contained blood-drenched clothes and bedding. Officers also reported finding "multiple knives in the vicinity of the sink that had reddish stains consistent with blood." There were also "blood-soaked paper towels and other items that appeared to have been used to clean or capture some of the blood in multiple areas of the residence, including a bathroom, the kitchen, in rubbish bins, and in a black bucket in the living room," according to the warrants. As officers searched through the scene, paramedics rushed Grimes, who was still bleeding from her wounds, to hospital. En route, authorities say she confessed to the crime, admitting that she had stabbed her daughter to de@th. Grimes also allegedly confessed to the stabbings in a chilling text to her sister. She wrote, "If they are harming girls, they cannot have Gen," and "My beautiful, talented angel can sing her whistle tone in heaven." According to ABC affiliate WSB, in another text, she wrote, "nothing you can do now. Sorry guys, I tried to clean up some." The messages were allegedly referencing a chat Grimes had the previous day with her father at his residence. The precise details of their conversation remain unclear. Nevertheless, Grimes reportedly departed the house worried that both she and her daughter were at risk, and that somebody was planning to hurt them both to "get to his money or resources." Grimes' mum said the discussion left her daughter feeling "fearful and paranoid," Law and Crime reports. Local officers questioned Grimes after she was discharged from hospital. According to Sandy Springs Police Detective Isaiah Tomlin, Grimes "believed that if she k!lled herself, that she and Genesis would both wake up, basically, like a bad dream." He added that Grimes told officers, "I never intended to k!ll my daughter." According to police, nobody else was present at the property during the incident, and there were no signs of a break-in. The warrants also disclose that one of the doors had a chair wedged beneath the handle. The mum was taken into custody at Fulton County Jail. Her case will now go before a grand jury.The post Chilling texts mum sent to family after 'stabbing 11-year-old daughter to de@th' appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
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