Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Arrest Made in SW Charlotte Rapes

UPDATE: 6-27-07: Simone Kirkland pled guilty to one count of first degree burglary and all other charges were dismissed as part of a plea deal. She was sentenced to serve 3 1/2 years to 5 1/2 years in prison.

17-year old twin sisters were raped around 2 am Monday morning on Echodale Drive. Police say three suspects climbed in through a window and attacked Guatemalan sisters- who stayed together at night while their husbands worked. The two women have only been in the US for a couple of months.

Also... during the attack, the suspects hit a 7-month old baby boy on the head because he was crying. After the attack, the victims ran to a neighbor for help.

The victims told the police the three people who assaulted them were neighbors. Police identified and arrested male and female cousins, 18-year old Simone Kirkland (L) and 16-year old Devan McDaniel. (R) Police also arrested an unidentified l3-year old for his part in the crime.

McDaniel and Kirkland are charged with rape, robbery, assault on a child, burglary and kidnapping.