Hard of hearing woman and daughter pass away in apartment fire
[Transcript] Last Tuesday in Detroit, a deaf woman, Star Milligan, and her 2-year-old daughter Mylah died in an apartment fire.
Police said the fire started in an unit below Star’s when a 24-year-old man, Dmarco Latham, purposefully set his girlfriend’s shoes and clothes aflame by putting them on top of a stove after an argument. The girlfriend lived in the apartment and was not at home at the time.
Star’s family told Fox 2 that Star did not hear a neighbor banging on the door to try and warn them about the fire. Star was with her 2-year-old daughter and a 8-year-old son, Markell. The son made it out of the apartment but was injured and was hospitalized.
Star’s family said she wrapped Mylah in a blanket and protected her from the smoke and flames with her own body.
I was in touch with Tai Pritchet, a deaf woman from the Dearborn area who knew Star and went to school with her. She said Star had a very gentle spirit, was very sweet, and loved her babies, loved life, and her mother — who has passed away.
Tai said this was very devastating because she recently found out that she was an extended family member and now will never have a chance to introduce their babies to each other. Tai said she was “too sweet for this evil world.” Tai also said she feels for Star’s husband, Richard Joyner, because he was at work when the fire started.
The suspect Latham was charged with two counts of felony murder and several arson counts.
Prosecutors said Latham shouted, “I’ll set this whole bi——“ on fire” when he allegedly started the fire.
There is a GoFundMe to support the family. The link is in the transcript.
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/hard-of-hearing-woman-toddler-killed-in-apartment-fire-man-ignited-to-get-back-at-girlfriend-prosecutor
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/dpd-man-arrested-for-allegedly-causing-fire-that-killed-mother-child-in-apartment-above
GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-mylah039s-burial?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet
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