Iowa woman arrested on charge of killing child
2:30 PM
Posted: Sunday, November 16, 2008
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- A Coralville woman accused of killing one son and injuring another has been arrested following her release from University Hospitals where she was recovering from injuries.
Thirty-five-year-old Michelle Kehoe is charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and child endangerment causing serious injury.
She's accused of killing her 2-year-old son, Seth, and injuring her 7-year-old son, Sean, on Oct. 26 in a remote area near Littleton in northeast Iowa.
The Buchanan County sheriff's office says Kehoe was arrested Saturday afternoon and transported to the Buchanan County Jail, where she was being held in lieu of $2.25 million bond.
Authorities said Kehoe and her two sons left Coralville to visit relatives in Sumner but never arrived. Her husband, Eugene Kehoe, reported them missing.
They were found the next morning after she walked to a house and said a man had abducted them.
According to court documents, Kehoe used duct tape to cover her sons' eyes, noses and mouths before allegedly cutting their necks with a knife.
Kehoe recanted her story about the abduction and told investigators she didn't know why she hurt her children.
Kehoe, who was also injured, was treated at University Hospitals in Iowa City and authorities said they had to wait until her release to take her into custody on warrants for her arrest.
Last winter, Kehoe and her two sons were rescued after her car veered off the road and plunged into the icy Iowa River. She said was distracted by her children and lost control of the car.
Thirty-five-year-old Michelle Kehoe is charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and child endangerment causing serious injury.
She's accused of killing her 2-year-old son, Seth, and injuring her 7-year-old son, Sean, on Oct. 26 in a remote area near Littleton in northeast Iowa.
The Buchanan County sheriff's office says Kehoe was arrested Saturday afternoon and transported to the Buchanan County Jail, where she was being held in lieu of $2.25 million bond.
Authorities said Kehoe and her two sons left Coralville to visit relatives in Sumner but never arrived. Her husband, Eugene Kehoe, reported them missing.
They were found the next morning after she walked to a house and said a man had abducted them.
According to court documents, Kehoe used duct tape to cover her sons' eyes, noses and mouths before allegedly cutting their necks with a knife.
Kehoe recanted her story about the abduction and told investigators she didn't know why she hurt her children.
Kehoe, who was also injured, was treated at University Hospitals in Iowa City and authorities said they had to wait until her release to take her into custody on warrants for her arrest.
Last winter, Kehoe and her two sons were rescued after her car veered off the road and plunged into the icy Iowa River. She said was distracted by her children and lost control of the car.
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