Six-month-old Ky’air Thomas tragically died Saturday, just one month after returning home from an allegedkidnapping attempt.
Despite the best efforts of all concerned, Ky’air tragically could not be revived. His death currently remains under investigation and an autopsy may be performed to determine the exact cause of death, police spokesperson Melanie Amato said, perTheColumbusDispatch.
“Tonight we are living a nightmare with the community for a second time in less than a month. I’m questioning God, ‘Lord why, Ky’air?’ None of this seems real!” Ky’air grandmother Fonda Thomas said in astatementSunday.
“I’m begging the community again to have some compassion and empathy while lifting up our family, Kason, and his mother Wilhemnia, LaChez, my son and the twins' father in prayer,” she added.
Columbus Deputy Chief Smith Weir also described Ky’air’s death as a tragic situation,TheColumbusDispatchreported.
Ky’air’s tragic death comes just over a month after he and twin brother Kason were the targets of an alleged kidnapping aged just five months.
The twins were sitting in the backseat of their family Honda at a Donato’s Pizza in Columbus on Dec. 19., while their mother, Wilhemnia Barnett, entered a restaurant to collect a DoorDash order.
Police say that Nalah Jackson then stole the Honda with the twins inside.
While Ky’air was found abandoned at the Dayton International Airport parking lot soon after, Kason remained missing, and authorities issued an Amber alert.
Three days later, Kason was then alsofound safe— and authorities said that it was all thanks to two quick-thinking women.
The next day, Delmar was scrolling Facebook when she saw a picture of Jackson.
Nalah Jackson.Columbus Division of Police
“I saw a mugshot,” Delmar said, reportedNews 5 Cleveland. “And I’m like, ‘She looks familiar.'” She then contacted the authorities.
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A Columbus Police spokesperson thanked the moms for their heroic actions at the time.
“Social media can be a positive tool to help spread information like this, and it just helps us to effectively solve cases,” IMPD Sgt. Shawn Anderson told News 5.
Jackson has since been charged with two counts offelony kidnapping of a minor, reportedTheColumbus Dispatch.
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