Mom, 24, found bludgeoned to death in bath and daughter, 4, beaten unconscious 12 hours after 911 call
A MOM was found bludgeoned to death in a bath and her four-year-old daughter beaten unconscious — 12 hours after a 911 call was made.
Mackenzie Hopkins, 24, was discovered submerged in a tub at her home in Kansas City, Missouri, with blunt force trauma injuries to her face and head.
Mackenzie Hopkins was found dead and her daughter critical injured nearly 12 hours after they called 911[/caption] Jose Escalante-Corchado has been charged with murder and assault[/caption]Hopkins’ daughter, whose name was withheld, was today fighting for her life after being found last Saturday on her own bed suffering from severe head injuries.
The mother’s dad found her bludgeoned body after requesting a welfare check, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.
Police records say there were large pools of blood and drag marks in the house.
Detectives later found out that Hopkins had called 911 around 6 am that morning, roughly 12 hours before police entered the home and found the grisly scene.
The call-taker reported hearing people fighting.
It is now clear from police records whether police responded to the initial 911 call or how.
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The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office told KCTV Jose E. Escalante-Corchado has been charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action, and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
In the blood at the home, police allegedly found the print of a specific type of boot and later found a pair of boots that were identified as belonging to Escalante-Corchado.
Detectives also found that Escalante-Corchado’s truck was in the area of Hopkins’ house the same day the crimes were committed.
Surveillance video also showed a man in the area of Hopkins’ home who was running south, away from the crime scene before hopping into a white truck.
The vehicle was seen pulling into a gas station shortly afterward. T
Escalante-Corchado admitted to detectives it was him at the gas station and acknowledged knowing Hopkins and her daughter.
Escalante-Corchado is being held without bond.
Ms Hopkins had phoned 911 nearly 12 hours before the grisly discovery[/caption]We pay for your stories!
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