'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."
DOCS: Michigan mother admits to setting house on fire, intended to die with daughters
A Grand Rapids mother has pleaded not guilty to setting her house on fire, but admitted she intended to die with her daughters "so they could be free."
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.
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)
‘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 one of her daughters to the hospital, where she later died.
3 hospitalized after Grand Rapids house fire
The Grand Rapids Fire Department responded to an early morning house fire on Eastern Avenue on Saturday, Jan. 25.
Grand Rapids mother accused of intentionally setting deadly fire that hurt her children
A 46-year-old mother faces criminal charges after investigators say she set fire to her home, harming three of her own children.
Police accuse Michigan mom of setting house fire that killed daughter
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A western Michigan woman is accused of setting a house fire that killed her 12-year-old daughter who was trapped in a bedroom. “This is a shockingly cruel, unimaginable crime committed by a mom against her three kids,” Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom said.
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.
Mom charged with arson in house fire that killed one of her daughters
A woman has been charged with arson and child abuse for a house fire she allegedly set that killed one of her three daughters. Roconda Singleton, 46, appeared for a virtual arraignment Tuesday, Jan. 28,
12-Year-Old Dies After Mom Sets Fire to Home: Cops
A house is engulfed in flames shooting out in all directions. Trapped inside the burning Grand Rapids, Michigan home was a 12-year-old girl. Police released the heartbreaking body camera video of an officer asking the mom where her daughter's bedroom was so firefighters could save her.
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Mom Allegedly Hid Fire Alarms in Yard, Then Set House on Fire to Kill 3 Kids as They Screamed for Help: Police
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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 ...