Cops said Ja’karter, 1, and Kyante, 2, died from burns sustained from a stove at the mother’s apt in the Oakland City West End Complex, Atlanta
Police believe Lamora Williams [L-R], left her three toddlers alone for 11 hours without supervision. Neighbors claim her apt smelled like the boys had been dead for day. Her family say she has struggled with mental health issues all her life, which has gone untreated
, The boys’ father, Jameel Penn, seen here with Ja’karter, said after their death that he has ‘lost his soul’
One-year-old Ja’karter, was found dead and covered in burns at the Atlanta home, Keyante died from his burns in hospital
Also, giving vent to their grief and disbelief at the vigil organized for the dead toddlers, neighbors said Williams’ apartment “smelled like death.” I
Investigators say the smell, indicate the bodies may have been inside for a few days.
She told officers she had left them in the care of her female cousin.
Her three-year-old son J.R was also at the home but survived unharmed.
Police spokesman John Chafee said they “do not believe the children’s mother left the boys with a caregiver”.
Cops aid the children sustained burns possibly from the stove at their apartment.
Ashley Strange, a next-door neighbour who was in tears, said: “I treated those babies as if they were mine.
“They didn’t deserve this at all.”
Police found the boys at around 11.30pm when they responded to a person injured call.
It is reported that an oven has been removed from the apartment as part of the investigation.
Lamora’s sister, Tabitha Hollingsworth [left], and mother Brenda Williams, [right], claim Lamora has struggled with mental health issues her whole life, have requested she should be on suicide watch
Lamra’s family sounding a different note blamed the state for the tragic death of the boys. Their grandmother, Brenda Williams,, said her daughter has struggled with mental health issues her whole life and got no help: “I just came from the jail, I also let them know, to put her on suicide watch because she’s gonna kill herself,” she said.
Lamora’s sister, Tabitha Hollingsworth, believes the deaths of Ja’karter and Ke’yaunte Penn could have been prevented.
“This was something we saw that could possibly happen. She’s had issues from a baby. Issues my mom tried to address with the state of Georgia,” Hollingsworth said.
Williams was expected to be arraigned on the charges Monday, but she waived her first appearance in court.
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