A Middle River woman accused of killing her 11-year-old daughter was found not competent to stand trial Monday morning.
Kenyona Dillon, 34, was facing first-degree murder charges for the death in January.
Police were dispatched around noon on Jan. 23 to a reported cardiac arrest at a home in the 2000 block of Firethorn Road in Middle River. Authorities say that Dillon had gone to a neighbor’s home and told them that her daughter, London Olsen, was dead in the home’s basement.
Officers reported finding Olsen on the basement floor. A plastic drain cleaner with small spikes was found next to her body. The ligature mark was consistent with the small plastic spikes on the plastic drain cleaner, leading detectives to believe that the drain cleaner was used to strangle the girl.
Police said Dillon’s 5-year-old daughter told authorities that Dillon had killed their family pets, including two cats, a rabbit, and a dog the day before. The girl told investigators that Dillion used a hammer and her knee to kill the animals before placing them in a plastic bin in the trash in the kitchen.
Authorities say they located the bodies of the dead animals where the child described.
According to court documents, when police attempted to speak with Dillon about what happened at the residence, her behavior became erratic, and she refused to speak.
Officers took Dillon to police headquarters for an interview and said she continued to display erratic behavior. According to court documents, when authorities attempted another interview with Dillon, she continued to act erratically and made statements about groups of people trying to set her up.
Then, she told officers she believed her daughter was having sexual relations with the father of her other three children and, while arguing with Olsen, she killed the animals to show what would happen to her if she didn’t tell the truth, court documents stated.
Dillon told authorities that the only injuries she saw on Olsen were marks and bruising around her neck.
Detectives said they did not find any evidence that Olsen was the victim of sexual abuse or that any of the claims Dillon made were true.
Authorities noted that there was no evidence of forced entry into the home, and no one else had been there except Dillon and her children, including Olsen.
On Monday, Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Schellenberger said via e-mail, “[Dillon] was found not competent to stand trial and dangerous. She was committed to the Department of Health. Her case will be reviewed every 6 months.”
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