Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Dad kills 2-year-old daughter in murder-suicide (Camden, New Jersey)

It seems that daddy ERIC BANKS locked himself in his his apartment with his 2-year-old daughter, cut her throat, then set fire to the place and killed himself. Th mother and other family members were eventually able to force the door open, but not in time to save the child.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/10/father_kills_toddler_in_camden.html

Father kills toddler in Camden murder-suicide
By The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk
October 26, 2009, 12:05PM

CAMDEN — Authorities said a local man killed his 2-year-old daughter Sunday before setting fire to their apartment and killing himself.

Authorities said Eric Banks locked himself in the apartment with his daughter, Enalla, Sunday night. The girl's mother and family members eventually forced the door open.

Authorities said they found the girl on the floor with her throat cut and a fire in the kitchen.

Camden firefighters extinguished the flames and found Banks burned and with his throat cut. It's not clear when the 25-year-old committed suicide.