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CLAY COUNTY, MO – Authorities identified two sisters found dead outside their home in Clay County on July 4: Jane Ribando, 2, of Ireland, and Ribander, Good Knight June Ribando, 7 weeks old. While authorities continue to investigate their deaths, their mother, Jenna Boedecker Ribando, is detained on charges of domestic violence unrelated to an incident on July 3.
The cause of the children's deaths remains unknown. Authorities said on Thursday that neither drowning nor weapons appear to be involved in the deaths of the children, who had no apparent physical injuries. The girls' mother found them not breathing outside the home around noon on July 4th holiday, said Clay County Sheriff's captain Will Akin, according to the Associated Press.
. . The incident was reported near State Road 92, near Kearney.
Authorities do not believe that foul play has been involved. An investigation is underway.
According to Fox 4 News, Jenna Boedecker Ribando is accused of throwing a brick to her husband before crushing his Jeep Patriot on his Ford F-150 on July 3, a day before the girls would be found dead.
Husband Joe Ribando stated that he had gone to his mother's home, where he was staying when the investigators contacted him on July 4 to inform him of the death of his girls, according to Fox. Jenna Boedecker Ribando was detained on Thursday on battery charges.
Starting Friday, a GoFundMe campaign to help the family raised nearly $ 7,000 for a goal of $ 20,000. According to the campaign, donations will be used to cover funeral expenses: "All you can give will be appreciated and allow the family to focus on healing during this tragic time and not to insist on paying for a service. . [19659002]