A Florida mom was found stabbed to death in an apartment fire that claimed the life of her 10-month-old baby and injured two other children, and a suspect has been charged.
At a press conference Wednesday, Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young said the deadly incident was the ‘most horrendous and horrific crime I’ve experienced throughout my entire career,’ WESH reported.
‘The defendant in this incident deserves a special place in the gates of hell.’
The deadly incident
Charles Ivy, 34, is facing two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted felony murder, and arson in the late Monday attack, FOX35 reported.
Police and firefighters were called to an apartment fire at 1200 Belville Road in Daytona Beach and found 30-year-old Den’Jah Moore and her three children inside, according to FOX35.
They were rushed to hospital
Moore had been stabbed, FOX35 reported. Her three children — a 10-month old boy, a 4-year-old and a 5-year-old — were taken to the hospital where the infant later died, according to Fox35.
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The two older children remain in critical condition at the hospital, according to WESH.
‘Their injuries were as a result of being left to die in a fully engulfed fire,’ Young said.
Revelations at the press conference
The main fire reportedly started in a bedroom and firefighters found all four kitchen stove burners turned on inside the apartment, according to Ivy’s arrest affidavit, per ClickOrlando.
At the press conference, Young said he believed Ivy is the father of at least two of the children, according to FOX35.
‘This is most definitely domestic in nature,’ Young said.
Police later pulled over Ivy in a traffic stop after he was allegedly seen placing bags inside his SUV, according to police, ClickOrlando reported.
