Rampant Abuse and Murders of Children

[HairOfTheDog]

Fucking hell.

I can't comprehend or understand such a level of violence shown towards children especially your own.

It just boggles the mind.

I know you see some shit when it comes to domestic violence in your work. The cases in this thread are some of the worst of the thousands of domestic violence situations that go down here monthly - all ages, races, locations.

Sometimes it's hard to even post this stuff; don't wanna think about it. But I believe that LadyCop was right about the importance of not looking away, increasing the awareness of just how serious people can be when making threats in family disputes, and honoring the little victims.

This one will likely make you mad and sad at the same time. It does me, at least.


This is baby Mia ^, RIP. Her mother is Kim Phanthavongsa, pictured in the top row center.


This is Mia's father ^, 22-year-old Merrick McKoy, with baby Mia.

Mia's mother had a restraining order against McKoy. It was put into place after a domestic incident in September. He was arrested, but posted bond and was out free.

Kim was allegedly planning to take Mia to Laos for a family visit at Christmas, which angered McKoy.

He broke into Kim's apartment just before Thanksgiving, held Kim at gunpoint, shot Mia to death, then shot himself (he lived and at last report was in critical condition).

Before killing the baby, McKoy posted a picture of himself and Mia on Facebook and a message about how he had no choice, he was making a point and taking Mia with him, he shouldn't be judged, blah, blah, blah.

Definitely a mind boggling level of depravity.

Story:
http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/201...ok_mia.php