Crime & Safety
Mom Charged With Murder Of 15-Month-Old Daughter: Police
Kiearra Tolson, 23, is accused of starving her 15-month-old daughter to death and placing her body in a dumpster, police said.
SILVER SPRING, MD — A Silver Spring woman accused of starving her 15-month-old daughter to death faces a first-degree murder charge.
An investigation was launched on Wednesday when a woman told 9-1-1 that her acquaintance — 23-year-old Kiearra Tolson — admitted to the murder, Montgomery County police said.
During a police interview, Tolson told investigators that she had starved her daughter, Blair Niles, in her apartment for about three-and-a-half weeks. After the child died, Tolson put her body in a pillowcase and trash bags, and placed her in a nearby dumpster on June 17, officials said.
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Police on Thursday said they searched her home and "found evidence corroborating her account."
Niles' body has not been found.
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The child's father was also interviewed. He told police that he last saw his daughter on April 17 and had not spoken to Tolson since then.
Tolson is scheduled to appear in court Thursday afternoon.
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