A heartbroken Alabama mother of three died by suicide hours after her abusive husband allegedly murdered their 4-month-old baby, according to family members and police.
Molly McKelvey, 28, took her own life on the morning of April 23, her brother said — hours after her infant daughter Lotus McKelvey died from traumatic injuries she allegedly suffered at the hands of her father, Mickele Kaipolai Ah-Nee.
Police in Huntsville responded to a report of a baby not breathing on April 22. First responder performed life-saving measures and Lotus was rushed to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to WAFF.
An autopsy determined the baby died from complications from traumatic internal injuries. Additional details were not immediately available.
Ah-Nee, 34, was with Lotus when she stopped breathing and was arrested on April 23. He is charged with domestic-violence murder and being held on a $250,000 bond, jail records show.
That same day, McKelvey, who has two other children, killed herself, her heartbroken older brother, Kristian McKelvey, revealed.
“There really are no words for having to just first finding out the baby is dead and then the mother commit suicide,” the brother told WAFF.
“It’s like a movie. You hear about this stuff on the news a lot and you just never think it’s going to happen to you, you know?”
Molly “was a really awesome little sister,” said Kristian — who cannot believe he will also not get to see his newborn neice grow up.
“She was the happiest little baby I’d ever seen, too. I won’t be able to ever see her grow old,” he told WAFF in an emotional interview.
Family members launched a GoFundMe to help cover funeral expenses for Molly and Lotus.
Their deaths left friends and family “heartbroken and struggling to cope,” the page states.
Molly leaves behind two young sons, Orion and Micah, as well as her mother and several siblings.
The Post has reached out to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office for additional information.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988.
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