North Carolina Mother Arrested After 13-Year-Old Daughter Found Dead in Filthy Home, Police Say

HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA — A North Carolina mother has been arrested after authorities discovered the body of her 13-year-old daughter inside what police described as a filthy, trash-filled home where she had allegedly neglected both of her children.

According to the High Point Police Department, officers conducted a welfare check at the residence of 44-year-old Kymberli Bowden on October 13. Inside, they found the body of her daughter and the girl’s twin brother, who was still alive but suffering from serious psychological trauma.

Investigators said the home was “filled with trash, rotting food, and unsanitary conditions.”

Police: Mother Failed to Provide Food or Medical Care

In a probable cause affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime, authorities stated that Bowden “failed to provide adequate food” for either of her children and neglected to seek medical treatment for her daughter, leading to her death…

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