The family of a woman and her son are devastated after the two were found unresponsive in the bathroom of a Frankfort apartment.
The investigation began around 8 p.m. Sunday and continued into Monday morning. The scene is located on Dogwood Lane near Woodland Avenue, not far from the state capitol building.
The mother and son found dead have been identified as Kirsten Dean, 26, of Richmond, and Jaxton Dean, 2.
The mother was found in the tub with self-inflicted wounds. The child drowned in the tub despite efforts made to revive him.
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Dean’s sister tells LEX 18 that Kirsten Dean loved her son Jaxton more than anything. She says that her family is in shock.
Police are telling LEX 18 that this is not being called a murder-suicide. They say that Kirsten may have found her son unresponsive in the tub and out of grief took her own life.
Neighbors are shaken up and sad for the family.
“I just don’t think you think at that time. It’s just so horrible. It’s the worst thing of ever seen in my life; seeing that little boy laying there not breathing,” said Maggie McKnight, who witnessed the scene.
The neighbors say that the woman who lives in the apartment took Kirsten and Jaxton in just a short time ago.
Relatives of Kirsten and Jaxton said that their family was already going through a lot. Kirsten’s sister tells LEX 18 that they had recently lost another sibling.
