6-month-old Twin Recovered During Ohio Amber Alert Dies

Ky’air Thomas, one of the two 6-month-old infants who was at the centre of an Amber Alert kidnapping case that attracted national attention has passed away, the police said.

An unresponsive infant was reported to the Columbus authorities on Saturday, who was rushed to the Nationwide Children’s Hospital, where he passed away at 11:44 pm.  According to Wilma Booker, the twins’ aunt, the death occurred due to a feeding accident.

While I wasn’t exactly right there when it happened, my kids were there. Momo was feeding the babies, and one of them started choking on the milk and that’s what happened…she immediately called 911, trying to do chest compression and CPR things to get the baby back at that time. It was just like an accident that happened from feeding the babies and that was it.”

-Wilma Booker, the twin’s aunt

The police have not confirmed the family’s version of the cause of death. An autopsy will be conducted to establish the cause of death on Monday, the police has said.

WSYX-TV reported that police were called to a Columbus House to respond to an emergency on Saturday. The boy was pronounced death later that night at the hospital.

Booker told WSYX TV, “While I wasn’t exactly right there when it happened, my kids were there. Momo was feeding the babies, and one of them started choking on the milk and that’s what happened…she immediately called 911, trying to do chest compression and CPR things to get the baby back at that time. It was just like an accident that happened from feeding the babies and that was it.”

Ky’air and Kason Thomas, the twins, were kidnapped on Dec. 19. after their mother had left them in the vehicle and had gone into a store to pick up pizza. The vehicle was then stolen by a 24-year-old homeless woman, NalahTamiko Jackson.

One of the twins, Ky’air Thomas was found that day at the Dayton International Airport, whereas, the other twin, Kason Thomas, was recovered three days later from Indianapolis.

The kidnapper, Nalah Jackson, now faces two counts of kidnapping at the Franklin County.