Hello, Grand Rapids: Mourning girl, 12, killed in house fire allegedly set by her mom
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Families who have experienced a house fire grapple with a range of emotions like grief and stress, depending on the extent of the loss. When I was a child, one of my older brothers fell a sleep in front of the television while cooking something late one night.
‘Unimaginable’: Girl dies after mom set house on fire, police say
A Michigan mother faces arson charges after investigators say she set fire to her home with her children inside.
'I DID IT' | Grand Rapids mom admits to setting fire to home with 3 daughters still inside
Roconda Singleton told police that her intentions were "to die with her three daughters so they could be free."
Grand Rapids girl, 12, has died as result of house fire mom is accused of starting
A 12-year-old child who has been in critical condition since a Saturday morning fire at a Grand Rapids home died Monday evening at a nearby hospital. The Grand Rapids Press/MLive is not naming the child at this time as her mother is facing criminal charges as a result of the fire and the mother is yet to be arraigned.
Grand Rapids, MI, Mom Admits Setting Fire that Killed Daughter, 12
The mother told Grand Rapids officials she removed all the smoke alarms before setting the house on fire while her three daughters were asleep.
Police accuse Michigan mom of setting house fire that killed daughter
A western Michigan woman is accused of setting a house fire that killed her 12-year-old daughter who was trapped in a bedroom
Bond denied for mom charged with daughter’s killing in house fire
Roconda Singleton, 46, was arraigned on a felony murder charge in Grand Rapids District Court on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Singleton is accused of setting her home on fire while her three children were asleep inside. Her 12-year-old daughter died two days later from injuries suffered in the blaze. Bradley Massman | MLive.com
Murder charge filed against mom in deadly Grand Rapids house fire
The mother who admitted to setting fire to her Grand Rapids home while her children were inside is facing an additional charge after her daughter died. (Jan. 29, 2025)
Grand Rapids mother arrested in arson that left daughter, 12, dead
A Grand Rapids woman is in custody after one of her three children died in a fire that police said she deliberately set over the weekend. Officials said first responders were called at about 7:20 a.m.
Mom charged with felony murder in daughter’s fire death, prosecutor says
Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker said a murder charge was added after one of Roconda Singleton's three daughters died of injuries in the fire.
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Grand Rapids church plans clothing drive for sisters who escaped house fire
A Grand Rapids church is organizing an effort to help two sisters who escaped a deadly house fire Saturday morning.
Grand Rapids church collecting donations for children who survived fire
The donations will be collected on Sunday and delivered to the children no later than Monday or early Tuesday.
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