Bond doubled for Louisville mom accused of killing 10-year-old son
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Updated: 10:30 AM EDT Apr 22, 2021
Alex Suckow
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Updated: 10:30 AM EDT Apr 22, 2021
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>> I FELT LIKE I WISH I COULD HAVE SAVED THE CHILD. I KNOW I’VE HEARD THOSE SHOTS. REPORTER: TAYLER ALEXANDRA LIVES NEARBY AND HEARD GUNSHOTS TUESDAY NIGHT NEAR THE HOME ON ALGONQUIN PARKWAY. SHE SAYS SHE NEVER COULD HAVE IMAGINED WHAT POLICE SAY HAPPENED AT THIS HOME. >> THE GUY ACROSS THE STREET TOLD MY BOYFRIEND, I SAW HER CARRYING A BODY TO THE CAR. REPORTER: ACCORDING TO AN ARREST REPORT, A NEIGHBOR CALLED POLICE TO REPORT A WOMAN WITH A GUN ON THE PORCH, AND SAYS HE SAW THE BOY WRAPPED IN A BLANKET. WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED TUESDAY NIGHT, THEY FOUND BLOOD ON THE PORCH. THAT’S WHEN THEY OPENED THE TRUNK OF A CAR AND DISCOVERED THE BOY’S BODY. POLICE SAY 28-YEAR-OLD KAITLYN HIGGINS ADMITTED TO SHOOTING HER SON. >> I ALREADY THOUGHT SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS WAS GOING ON WITH THIS HOUSE DUE TO THE ANIMAL ABUSE. REPORTER: HIGGINS HAS NO CRIMINAL HISTORY, BUT RECORDS SHOW SHE HAS RECEIVED AT LEAST THREE CITATIONS FROM METRO ANIMAL SERVICES FOR DOG NEGLECT. MYA LANCASTER, WHO BABYSAT BOTH OF HIGGINS’ SONS, BELIEVES THE ABUSE WENT BEYOND THE ANIMALS. >> HE HAD CAME ONCE TO THE HOUSE WITH A BLACK EYE. HE CAME TO THE HOUSE ONCE AGAIN WITH SCRATCHES ON HIS FACE AND NECK. REPORTER: LANCASTER SAYS SHE DID NOT CONTACT CHILD SERVICES, FEARING RETALIATION BY HIGGINS, WHO SHE KNEW CARRIED A WEAPON. IT’S A DECISION SHE NOW REGRETS. >> I DID NOT STEP UP. I DID NOT DO THE RIGHT THING. I DID NOT LISTEN. I SHOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING. REPORTER: AND LIKE LANCASTER, MANY ARE STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAPPENED. >> I STILL WANT TO SEE THE GOOD IN HER. AND I HATE MYSELF FOR THAT, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT SHE WAS STRUGGLING AND I KNOW IT CAN BE OVERWHELMING. REPORTER: THE BABYSITTER TELLS ME THE 10-YEAR-OLD BOY LOVED ANIME AND PLAYING VIDEO GAMES. NEIGHBORS SET UP A SMALL MEMORIAL IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE IN HIS HONOR. REPORTING LIVE IN LOUISV