Bond denied for mom charged with daughter’s killing in house fire
Roconda Singleton, 46, was arraigned on a felony murder charge in Grand Rapids District Court on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Singleton is accused of setting her home on fire while her three children were asleep inside. Her 12-year-old daughter died two days later from injuries suffered in the blaze. Bradley Massman | MLive.com
Grand Rapids, MI, Mom Admits Setting Fire that Killed Daughter, 12
The mother told Grand Rapids officials she removed all the smoke alarms before setting the house on fire while her three daughters were asleep.
Neighbors remember 12-year-old killed in Grand Rapids fire as mother faces murder charge
A Grand Rapids mother accused of setting her own house on fire while her children were sleeping inside is now facing an additional murder charge.
Police accuse Michigan mom of setting house fire that killed daughter
A western Michigan woman is accused of setting a house fire that killed her 12-year-old daughter who was trapped in a bedroom
Murder charge filed against mom in deadly Grand Rapids house fire
The mother who admitted to setting fire to her Grand Rapids home while her children were inside is facing an additional charge after her daughter died. (Jan. 29, 2025)
Grand Rapids mother arrested in arson that left daughter, 12, dead
Officials arrested the woman, identified as Roconda Singleton, 46, on multiple charges in connection with the fire. A 12-year-old child was in critical condition at a hospital following the fire but two other children, ages 10 and 7, were treated and released over the weekend, according to authorities.
Grand Rapids girl, 12, has died as result of house fire mom is accused of starting
A 12-year-old child who has been in critical condition since a Saturday morning fire at a Grand Rapids home died Monday evening at a nearby hospital. The Grand Rapids Press/MLive is not naming the child at this time as her mother is facing criminal charges as a result of the fire and the mother is yet to be arraigned.
'I DID IT' | Grand Rapids mom admits to setting fire to home with 3 daughters still inside
Roconda Singleton told police that her intentions were "to die with her three daughters so they could be free." ...
'Killer' mum 'removed smoke alarms then set house on fire' as kids screamed for help
Police in Grand Rapids, Michigan, have accused 46-year-old Rocanda Singleton of killing her young daughter, who died after ...
Mom allegedly confesses to removing smoke detectors before setting deadly fire with sleeping children inside
The mom is accused of timing the blaze for when her three daughters — ages 7, 10 and 12 — would all be asleep, removing the ...
‘Unimaginable’: Girl dies after police say mom set house fire
A Grand Rapids mother faces arson charges after investigators say she set fire to her home with her children inside, sending ...
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Dad’s cries after daughter’s death ‘pierced your heart’
The father of a 12-year-old girl who died in a house fire is devastated. Her mother allegedly set the fire while she and two ...