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Background: The Laurel Grove condominium assemblage successful Sandy Springs, Ga. (Google Maps). Inset: Shannen Grimes (Fulton County Sheriff's Office).
A Georgia pistillate who allegedly stabbed her 11-year-old daughter to decease and positioned her successful a recliner was reportedly "fearful and paranoid" successful the moments starring up to the grisly incident.
Shannen Grimes was charged with murder, felony murder, cruelty to children, tampering with evidence, and possession of a firearm oregon weapon during the committee of a felony successful transportation with the decease of her 11-year-old daughter, Genesis. Police responded to her location successful Sandy Springs, Georgia, connected Nov. 14 aft her sister called 911 saying that Grimes had reportedly attempted to instrumentality her ain life. When officers arrived, they recovered Genesis' assemblage "positioned and cleaned" successful a recliner.
During a tribunal proceeding connected Wednesday, constabulary who responded to the country testified astir the disturbing country and the texts that led up to the alleged murder.
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According to courtroom coverage by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Grimes did not look successful idiosyncratic for the hearing. Sandy Springs Police detective Isaiah Tomlin provided grounds astir the alleged events of Nov. 14 and what helium uncovered arsenic helium investigated the lead-up to Genesis' death.
Tomlin told the tribunal that the time earlier the alleged murder, Grimes went to sojourn her ailing begetter successful New Jersey. During that visit, Grimes' begetter reportedly made a bid of comments that were upsetting and concerning to her. The speech reportedly led Grimes to judge that she and Genesis were successful danger, and that idiosyncratic was going to harm some of them to "get to his wealth oregon resources." Grimes' parent told constabulary that the speech caused her girl to go "fearful and paranoid."
At 10:46 a.m. the adjacent day, Grimes' sister reportedly received a substance from Grimes that indicated that she had allegedly killed Genesis and attempted to instrumentality her ain life. Tomlin testified that 1 substance read, "If they are harming girls, they cannot person Gen," and "My beautiful, talented angel tin sing her whistle code successful heaven." Local ABC affiliate WSB was besides contiguous for the proceeding and reported connected another text sent by Grimes that read, "Nothing you tin bash now. Sorry guys, I tried to cleanable up some."
Police arrived astatine Grimes' location wrong minutes of her sister's 911 call. When they got wrong the home, they recovered Genesis successful the surviving room, "cleaned and positioned" successful a recliner with spiritual materials and a broad implicit her. Police said that she had 4 stab wounds and antiaircraft wounds connected her hands. Grimes laic connected a sofa adjacent her dormant daughter, bleeding from a chopped to her wrist.
According to Tomlin, Grimes was "yelling, and arsenic officers were attempting to find retired what was going on, they asked her what happened to Genesis, and she responded, 'I happened.'"
Tomlin testified that humor was recovered successful respective locations passim the home. A ample magnitude of humor was recovered successful Grimes' bedroom.
Grimes was taken to a infirmary for attraction earlier she was booked into the Fulton County Jail. After she was released from the hospital, constabulary interviewed her. Tomlin told the tribunal that Grimes "believed that if she killed herself, that she and Genesis would some aftermath up, basically, similar a atrocious dream." He stated that Grimes told police, "I ne'er intended to termination my daughter."
Judge Todd Ashley ruled that Grimes' lawsuit volition present proceed to a expansive jury. Grimes remains successful custody astatine the Fulton County Jail.
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