Adair Fish: Mother who didn’t report daughter’s death right away to face trial next year for abuse and homicide
A trial date has been set for the Kansas City mother accused of abusing her daughter and being responsible for the malnourished child’s death, according to the Kansas City Star.
Adair Fish appeared in court on Thursday, July 6, 2023, and has been placed on house arrest after being in prison since her November 2022 arrest, the Star states. The judge scheduled the trial to start on March 4, 2024, adding that she would like to perform periodic check-ins before that date.
Fish called 911 on Nov. 3, 2022, just before 4:30 p.m. to report the death of one of her daughters, Ivy House, and that the twin sister was unresponsive. The Kansas City Star adds that Fish allegedly told the dispatcher that her daughter had been dead for a prolonged period of time.
Among insect activity, debris, and the strong stench of decomposition, responding police found a child wrapped in blankets, in what court documents call an “advanced state of decomposition,” the Star reports.
Both Northeast News and Fox4 reported that the daughters were each malnourished and neglected. A medical examiner concluded the cause of death for Ivy to be malnutrition and dehydration.
