Grandmother Charged In Death Of 2YO 'Who Loved To Cuddle'

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Jessiah Prestige Young, a two-year-old whose grandmother is accused of killing her in northern Manitoba, was a happy, cuddly girl, her family says.

"Jessiah was really happy. She loved to dance. She loved to cuddle," said Roberta Goosehead, Jessiah's aunt, at a news conference on Thursday in Winnipeg.

"She longed for the long hugs and she was really lovable."

Manitoba RCMP have charged Burma Skye, 56, with second-degree murder in Jessiah's death.


Police were first called Jan. 24 about the suspicious death in Bloodvein First Nation after Jessiah was taken to the nursing station with serious injuries. The two-year-old was pronounced dead shortly afterward.

An autopsy later determined the death was the result of a homicide and on Wednesday, police arrested and charged Burma Skye, who was Jessiah's primary caregiver.

Goosehead took care of Jessiah after her parents asked her to raise the girl.

To lose her is heartbreaking, Goosehead said.

"We raised her like she was our own. She was our baby. We loved her and we cared for her so much."

Goosehead last saw Jessiah in October, when she dropped Jessiah off at the girl's maternal grandmother's residence. (Goosehead is Jessiah's aunt on her father's side.)

With challenges finding babysitters that caused her to lose work hours, Goosehead thought it would be best for Jessiah to stay with her grandmother.

Goosehead said she sent messages to Jessiah's grandmother, asking to see her, but "she was very against me for I don't know what reason."

She was unable to deliver Jessiah's Christmas gifts to her and had to go through a third party instead, she said.

In a news release, RCMP called the death "a senseless crime that will have a profound impact on the community, first responders and investigating officers."

MSN

 

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Jessiah Prestige Young

 

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Evil old bitch...

 

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Evil old bitch...

I feel so bad for the aunt.