Hum Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 MECHANICSVILLE, VA (AP) ? A suburban Richmond man going through a custody battle with his estranged wife used duct work to channel the exhaust from a van into a bedroom, where he sliced his neck and those of his twin 3-year-old daughters, authorities said Monday. Hanover County deputies received a call just after 3:30 p.m. Saturday from the girls' mother, Kristina Hooper. When they arrived, she was crying on her knees at the end of the gravel driveway, court records said. "My babies are dead, they're in the house," she told deputies, according to a search warrant affidavit returned Monday. The Hanover County Sheriff's Office said the exhaust delivered a lethal amount of carbon monoxide into the home. It said 40-year-old Robert D. King and twins Caroline and Madison King died as a result of either the exhaust or a combination of that and the cuts on their necks. Deputies were overcome by fumes and had to ventilate the one-story brick ranch home before entering. Flexible tubing was attached from the exhaust pipe of the vehicle and snaked into the front bedroom, where the three were found dead. Authorities removed duct work, two notes, a video camera and several other items from the home. The twins lived with Hooper at another Hanover County address, but both parents were fighting for custody, documents said. It did not say in the documents why the girls were with their father that day. King filed for divorce in October, accusing Hooper of abandoning the family a month earlier. The two were married in March 2008, and the girls were born that August. more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muhammad Farrukh Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Is it confirmed that it was him who did this horrible thing. It could be a smart mother. Either way, this is extremely sad and tragic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts