A 34-year-old man in Huntsville, Alabama, faces a murder charge after his four-month-old daughter died from traumatic internal injuries. The child's mother died by suicide the next day. Mickele Kaipolai Ah-Nee remains in custody without bond.
Huntsville Police Department officers responded to the 11000 block of Memorial Parkway around 1 p.m. on a Wednesday last week for a report of an infant not breathing. Emergency medical personnel tried lifesaving measures on four-month-old Lotus before transporting her to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Court records show Ah-Nee was with the infant when she stopped breathing, leading the Major Crimes Unit to investigate and request an autopsy. Madison County Coroner Dr. Tyler Berryhill determined the cause of death as complications of traumatic internal injuries, indicating foul play. After interviewing Ah-Nee, detectives secured a warrant for murder with domestic violence. The infant's mother, Molly McKelvey, took her own life the following morning, family members said. Her brother, Kristian McKelvey, described Lotus as the happiest little baby he had ever seen and said he would never see her grow old. He called Molly a really awesome little sister. A GoFundMe page for the pair notes McKelvey left behind two young sons, siblings, her mother, and many family and friends. Ah-Nee is held without bond in Madison County Jail and also faces a charge of driving with an expired license. No court appearance date was immediately available.