Weeks after twin boys captured national headlines after they were kidnapped in Ohio, one of them has died. The family, which was thrilled when the infant was located, is devastated by the premature death, saying they are in a “state of shock.”
On the evening of Saturday, Jan. 28, Ky’air Thomas, the 6-month-old baby kidnapped in December and found at the Dayton airport days before his twin brother Kason was found later in Indianapolis, has died in what at least one family member is describing as a feeding accident, as CBS 10 TV reports.
Homicide detectives were notified to investigate the unexpected death of a child, after he stopped breathing in his mother’s care, Sgt. David Scarpitti, a police spokesperson, said. A medical examiner will have an autopsy conducted on Monday, Jan. 30.
Deputy Chief Smith Weir described the boy’s passing as tragic, the Columbus Dispatch reports.
In his short life, Ky’air and his brother Kason have experienced significant trauma. In December they were kidnapped as their mother was making DoorDash deliveries in Columbus, Ohio, and left the two unattended in her car for a split second as she went into a restaurant to pick up an order. In that small gap, authorities say a 24-year-old woman named Nalah Jackson nabbed both the children and the car.
While Ky’air was discovered within a day, Jackson had crossed state lines with his twin, police say. Jackson was apprehended thanks to the help of two civilians, who put on their amateur detectives’ caps and helped officials track down her and the missing boy.
Ky’air’s death comes exactly 39 days after he was brought back to his parents.
Relatives of Wilhelmina Barnett, the twins’ mother, who also goes by the nickname Momo, said the mom was nursing the babies when something started going wrong. Kyair started to choke and eventually stopped breathing, WSYX reports.
“Momo was feeding the babies, and one of them started choking on the milk…
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