Mother Charged with Murdering and Torturing Two Kids Removed After Court Outburst
A Detroit woman charged with murder and torture of two of her children was removed from court Wednesday after an outburst, Yahoo! News reports according to AP.
Mitchelle Blair yelled at the father of one of her living children during a parental rights termination hearing that discussed visitation between her two living children and their fathers.
Blair yelled at Alexander Dorsey, who is also the father of one of the dead children, "How many birthdays did you miss? He has never been there."
The mother was removed from Wayne County juvenile court after her outburst and returned a moment later.
Blair is charged with killing and torturing two of her children, Stoni Ann Blair and Stephen Gage Berry. Investigators say Stephen may have been 9 years old when he died and Stoni 13.
The 35-year-old has two other children, aged 17 and 8, who are living with a relative.
Both fathers of Stoni and Stephen owe thousands of dollars in child support while the state is trying to terminate the men's parental rights along with Blair's.
According to the Detroit Free Press, Blair wrapped her 9-year-old son's body in plastic before putting him in a deep freezer. His 13-year-old sister was placed in the freezer with him just nine months later.
Reports found that the two children were also abused along with their surviving siblings. The 17-year-old girl was burned with a clothing iron and her little brother was beaten with cords on his back. During the hearing Wednesday, Blair had two disruptive outbursts. She first insulted Dorsey, calling him an alcoholic. The second father, Stephen Berry, did not show up to the hearing until the very end.
State officials are accusing the fathers of failing to protect their children. But both said that Blair kept them from seeing their children.
"I don't hate her. She's the mother of my children," Dorsey said.
The custody trial will begin on June 4.
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