
Left: Vangie Averhart (Wayne County Jail via WDIV). Right: Kylee Clark (Edward Swanson and Son Funeral Home).
A pistillate from Michigan is down bars aft she allegedly beat her 14-year-old girl with autism due to the fact that she "didn't privation this kid anymore."
Vangie Renee Averhart, 37, stands accused of murder successful the decease of Kylee Clark, who died astatine a Detroit-area infirmary successful July, according to tribunal records.
Kylee died of blunt unit trauma to the backmost of the caput which prosecutors described arsenic akin to being progressive successful a high-speed car crash, the Metro Detroit News reported. Averhart reportedly gave aggregate accounts of however her girl sustained her injuries, nary of which made overmuch sense.
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First, she claimed the miss choked connected a sandwich, past connected a banana. She besides pointed the digit astatine her fellow but helium passed a prevarication detector trial and was not astir astatine the clip of the incident, the Metro Detroit News reported.
Prosecutors reportedly said Kylee, who was nonverbal, lived successful a locked room. Her parent allegedly told others that she "didn't privation this kid anymore." Child Protective Services had antecedently investigated Averhart connected respective occasions implicit concerns for Kylee's safety, per MDN.
Kylee's household members told section NBC affiliate WDIV that she suffered the injuries astatine her location connected July 7 and died 5 days aboriginal astatine a hospital.
"Kylee's parent lied close from the get-go astir beauteous overmuch everything. She's conscionable rotten," her paternal great-uncle Jeffrey Clark told the outlet. "I mean, it's her ain soma and blood."
Clark said Kylee's begetter had been trying to get custody of the miss successful the months starring up to the alleged murder.
"And supposedly she said 'you tin person her, I don't privation her,'" Clark recalled. "[It's] hard to fathom. I don't cognize if it's immoderate vindictive happening connected her portion oregon if she's conscionable axenic evil."
Averhart remains successful the Wayne County Jail without bond. Her adjacent tribunal day is scheduled for Nov. 26.
Kylee's obituary said she "left an everlasting people connected the hearts of those who knew her."
"Kylee had a vibrant psyche and a beauteous mode of experiencing the world. She loved euphony — it filled her days with joyousness and comfortableness — and she was ever happiest erstwhile she had her favourite snacks nearby," the obituary said. "She saw quality successful each colour and brought brightness into each country with her spirit. With a emotion for textures, sensations, and utilizing her hands, Kylee recovered joyousness successful the small things galore mightiness overlook. Whether it was a brushed blanket, a crunchy snack, oregon a rhythmic song, she embraced the satellite successful her ain unsocial way."

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