Influencer Emilie Kiser was reportedly not at home at the time of her 3-year-old son‘s drowning.
Trigg, the toddler son of the TikTok star, died days after he was found unresponsive in a swimming pool at the family’s Arizona home last month, according to the Chandler Police Department.
On May 27, the social media star filed a lawsuit in Arizona Superior Court for Maricopa County requesting that all records of her son’s death be out of public view — including distressing footage of the ordeal.
The 26-year-old further filed a personal declaration about her grief and trauma, People reports.
On June 3, a judge had granted her temporary confidentiality on her larger request for privacy. Records will remain sealed until a ruling on the larger privacy issue takes place.
Official documents obtained by The Post state that Trigg had died in an “accidental drowning” at the family’s home.
In the original filing, Kiser’s lawyer said that the family “desperately want to grieve in private, but sadly, the public will not let them.”
Her attorney added that the boy’s death “has become a media frenzy.”
A source close to the situation told the outlet that Kiser was not home at the time of the drowning, and wants footage to remain sealed so that she doesn’t have to “relive the aftermath through viral” videos.
“With her motion, Emilie Kiser is urging the court to keep private the footage and records related to her young son’s death — a deeply personal, and reasonable, plea to prevent the public release of the most traumatic moment of her life,” the insider said.
The source added that while the influencer’s “public profile does not negate her right to privacy,” it also doesn’t “make her son’s death a matter for public consumption.”
“Public agencies have received over 100+ public records requests for the footage of a toddler’s death, which only serves to satisfy morbid curiosity more than any type of justice,” they added.
Following the toddler’s death on May 18, police have launched an investigation into Trigg’s death after he was found unresponsive in a swimming pool at the family’s home.
Chandler Police Department officials confirmed that the child had succumbed to his injuries following the ordeal, which had left him hospitalized in critical condition on May 12.
Authorities have since extended their sympathies to the Kiser family, saying they will not be releasing any further details about the child’s condition out of respect for the family’s privacy.
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