A 31-year-old Mother is in custody after she allegedly kicked her toddler off her bed, which caused her daughter to suffer from a fatal brain bleed leading to death.
A 31-year-old Mother is in custody after she allegedly kicked her toddler off her bed, which caused her daughter to suffer from a fatal brain bleed leading to death.
Coty Lyon Kicked her Daughter to Death
On Dec. 5, Coty Lyon was charged with second-degree murder and child abuse according to the Kalamazoo County court records. She was detained in the Kalamazoo County Jail and is being sentenced on a $50,000 bond.
On Aug. 7, reported to WWMT-TV Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to a house in Almena Township regarding an unresponsive child. Upon arriving at the scene, they found a babysitter performing CPR on the child. By December, Michigan State Police said they were investigating the girl’s death as a homicide, Later on, she was identified as Olivia Stripling.
Melissa Bradley Confession
Melissa Bradley, Olivia’s babysitter, reportedly said to the detectives She immediately called 911 and administered CPR while waiting for paramedics after the young girl went unconscious while in her care and started seizing.However, before the incident when Olivia was still conscious the little girl went onto Lyon’s bed while her mother was sleeping. Lyon allegedly kicked her off and Olivia hit her head on a table because she was angry she hadn’t been able to sleep for days due to meth use.Bradley quickly picked up Olivia and saw that her head was really swollen. Olivia Skull was broken, resulting in a brain hemorrhage. In April, Bradley reportedly call for help at Child Protective Services because she noticed bite marks and bruises all over the child’s body, as well as a “big bulge” on Olivia’s head.