Tracy Do, 46, of Westport, died by suicide, according to the OCME, as a result of cutting injuries to the torso and extremities. Her daughter, Layla Malon, drowned and is classified as a murder victim.
Just before 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon, Lyndale Park, a private road near the Merritt Parkway, became very public. Tracy Do’s other daughter, 13, came home to discover the lifeless body of her mother in the hallway.
“At that time, officers searched the inside of the house to see if there was anyone else inside and unfortunately that’s when they found the body of the seven-year-old,” said Lt. David Wolf of the Westport Police Department.
Westport Police Chief Foti Koskinas stated that “this is a horrible tragedy, and the police department holds in our thoughts and prayers the family and community that were so deeply affected by this.”
“We spent a lot of time processing the scene in conjunction with state police felonies and we will continue to do so throughout the day,” Wolf said Friday afternoon.
News 12 Connecticut reporter Marissa Alter said Friday that the mother was embroiled in a heated custody battle with the boy’s father, Eric Malon. A public file in that case reveals that the process began last October.
Also last October, Do filed a lawsuit against Malon alleging that she was doing work for her business without compensation. The lawsuit requested at least $ 15,000 in damages. That lawsuit says the couple shared two children: Layla, now deceased, and another who is listed as a teenager.
Later, court records indicate that Malon attempted, in essence, to evict Do from his home.
“Around 2017, the romantic relationship between the parties ended,” reads a document in a housing lawsuit Malon filed against Do dated March 29, 2021. The document claims unfair enrichment because Do allegedly stayed in Malon’s home. without permission after the relationship ended. .
Malon filed an earlier but similar lawsuit against Do on February 10.
“Despite the Plaintiff’s continued requests that the Defendant vacate the Premises, the Defendant continues to use, occupy and trespass on the Premises,” reveals a document in that case. “The use, occupation and trespassing by the Respondent has become increasingly problematic in the sense that the Respondent has sued the Claimant in a civil lawsuit, has used its illegal access to the Facilities to destroy, escape and poke around. on Claimant’s personal property and has increased tensions within the facility. “
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