A Colorado mother accused of killing her two young children and fleeing to the UK filed a court motion two days after their deaths saying she was unable to attend a scheduled custody hearing because she needed “time to heal” from the loss.
Kimberlee Singler, 35, was expected to appear in court on Dec. 18, the day of the murder — but she claims she and her family were victims of a break-in that left her daughter, Ellie, 9, and son, Aden, 7, dead, according to The Denver Gazette .
“I can’t attend in person/virtual/or otherwise, because I have a cut on my neck and wrist,” he wrote.
She and her ex-husband, Kevin Wentz, are embroiled in a legal battle and she filed an emergency motion for law enforcement to assist in enforcing parenting time.
A clerk at the Larimer County Courthouse informed Singler via voicemail that she and her children would have to appear in court on Dec. 20 if she could not exchange them with Wentz before then, the outlet reported
Singler — who is representing herself — went to a public library on Dec. 20 and used a computer to file a motion with the court asking for a continuance in the custody hearing, according to the outlet.
He asked that the conference be postponed for at least 10 days, the Gazette reported.
Kimberlee Singler, the Colorado mother accused of killing two of her children and injuring a third before fleeing to the UK, has filed a motion in court after their deaths asking to delay a custody hearing because she needs “time to heal.” COLORADO SPRINGS POLICE Aden Wentz Law Offices of Jennifer Darby, LLC
He wrote that he was writing from the library because his house was locked and he had no access to his phone and laptop, the Gazette reported.
“I am weak and in great pain and will need further medical attention,” Singler wrote, adding that she also needs “time to heal” and is grieving the loss of her two children.
She wrote that Ellie and Aden were “killed” and that she and her other girls were “left to die.”
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Singler wrote that she was unable to call 911 until the morning of Dec. 19, when police received a 91 call for a burglary in the 5300 block of Palomino Ranch Point.
On December 26, investigators established probable cause and obtained an arrest warrant for Singler. The court set bond at $10 million and the Colorado Violent Fugitive Task Force launched an effort to track him down.
Four days later, Singler was arrested in the UK and made his first court appearance at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on January 1, according to the outlet.
Wentz said the next day in a motion filed with Larimer County District Court that he learned that Singler had told police that he was an “intruder” who had entered the home.
Singler faces four counts of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, three counts of child abuse and one count of first-degree assault, police said. AP
Police said Wentz “had nothing to do with the child’s murder,” according to the motion cited by the Gazette.
Singler even accused him of child abuse, although the allegations were found to be unfounded by the court.
The former couple officially divorced in 2020 after separating in 2018.
Singler is due back on Monday at Westminster Magistrates’ Court as the extradition process continues.
He faces four counts of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, three counts of child abuse and one count of first-degree assault, police said. But legal experts say Singler may not be extradited for months because of the complicated process.
“This is just red tape,” University of Denver associate law professor Ian Farrell told the Gazette in an email. “I imagine there are I’s that need to be dotted and T’s that need to be crossed. They need to make sure everything is in order before they hand someone over.”
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