BEDFORD, INDIANA: An Indiana woman is slapped with murder charges after emergency responders arrived at a home where they found two young children dead.
According to Indiana State Police, Brittany Medina, 33, was taken into custody on Tuesday afternoon, September 26, on two counts of murder in the deaths of a three-year-old boy and a one-year-old girl at the Mitchell residence on West Brook Street and 13th Street.
“The Lawrence County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene and transported the bodies from Mitchell to Bedford,” state police said.
How did the authorities find out about the crime?
Although it is not yet known, what evidence the authorities have in their possession, the murder charges were declared in advance of victim autopsies.
This could potentially mean that the suspect herself said something at the crime scene that directly related to her to children's deaths.
As of now authorities have not revealed if she has spoken to them about the incident.
Brittany Medina's Facebook profile showed pictures of two children
Medina’s Facebook profile showed pictures of two children who are identified on the profile as Jackson and Maddie.
According to Law and Crime, the boy is said to have been born in late 2019 or early 2020, which would make him 3 years old at the time of the alleged killings. “Hes my precious boy!” Medina posted in April 2020.
The suspect also shared a photo of Jackson smiling “super big" as recently as July. She said the image “melts my heart.”
The defendant also posted pictures of the children smiling together in the same month.
Brittany Steward said on Facebook that her young daughter had lost her baby sister and brother after she learned about the horrifying news.
Steward confirmed that Medina was the mother of the victims in comments and identified the children’s father as Ryan.
In another post, Steward asked for prayers, said that “[w]e are all absolutely devastated,” and called Jackson her “little side kick.”
Steward referred to Medina as a “sick witch” in a third post and vowed to face her down in court. “Look at that sick witch. I’ll make sure to see you in court – let my face eat you alive like it always has,” she said, alleging that the authorities told her that the suspect showed no regret for her crimes.
Indiana State Police said detectives are working with the Lawrence County Prosecutor’s Office and that the case remains under investigation.
