Mother charged with murder in death of her 11-year-old daughter
A Baltimore County judge ordered a mental evaluation for a mother charged with murder in connection with the death of her 11-year-old daughter.
County police said officers were called around noon Thursday to a house in the 2100 block of Firethorn Road for a cardiac arrest call, according to charging documents obtained by 11 News.
“A neighbor called in and said a juvenile was deceased in the house next door, and the neighbor had come over to her house to tell her,” Baltimore County police Detective Trae Corbin told 11 News.
Police noted there was no evidence of forced entry into the house.
Police said officers found the girl’s body in the basement of the house with her shirt pulled down, exposing her upper body. The charging documents state that investigators saw bruises on the girl’s neck and arms, as well as blood around her mouth, nose and hands.
The charging documents state investigators found a plastic drain cleaner on the floor that matched ligature marks found on the girl’s body. Police said the detectives believe the drain cleaner was used to strangle the girl, who police identified as London.
Police said officers arrested Keyona Dillon, 34, on a first-degree murder charge. Upon interviewing her, police said Dillon acted erratically and said groups of people were trying to set her up.
According to the court charging documents, when police tried talking to Dillon, “she continued to display erratic behavior, including exclamations about exposing child sex rings, transsexuals and Proud Boys.”
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