Please register to access this content.
To continue viewing the content you love, please sign in or create a new account
Dismiss
This content is for our paying subscribers only

World Americas

Michigan woman killed herself and twin daughters by driving into a river

She first tried poison, relatives said, but the attempt failed



Kalamazoo river
Image Credit: Creative Commons

Kalamazoo: A Michigan woman killed herself and twin daughters by driving into a river after trying to poison the children, authorities said.

cpolice released reports saying 44-year-old Ineza McClinton tried to make 9-year-old twins, Angel and Faith, drink juice with added antifreeze in the spring. McClinton's mother told investigators about the plan, which included Ineza McClinton's attempt to die by overdosing on pills.

Relatives told police they intervened in McClinton's suicide attempt and discovered her unsuccessful effort to poison the girls.

Police say information about the attempted poisoning wasn't reported to officers in Grand Rapids, where McClinton and her daughters lived.

McClinton drove into the Kalamazoo River on June 17 after letting out two granddaughters. Relatives say she sought help for depression and took prescription drugs for mental illnesses.

Advertisement