Man Allegedly Requested Bereavement Leave Before Killing the Mother of His Unborn Baby By Toria Sheffield

An Ohio man allegedly requested bereavement leave before killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend — the day she was scheduled to give birth to his baby. 

Kayvon Warren, 30, was charged with two counts of murder, in addition to several other charges, in relation to the 2023 death of India Kinamore, 26, and her unborn child, according to a press release issued by the Colerain Police Department (CPD) on Aug. 21. 

Robert Ervin, 20, and Lamar Morris Suggs, 22, were also arrested in connection with the incident, per the statement.

Authorities responded to reports of a person shot around 4:39 a.m. local time on the morning of March 4, 2023, the CPD release said.

The victim — who was later identified as Kinamore — was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said Kinamore was in the “late stages” of pregnancy at the time of her death, which they stated also resulted in the death of her unborn child.

PEOPLE reached out to the CPD for comment on Saturday, Aug. 30, but did not receive an immediate response.

In a press release issued by the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office on Aug. 28, prosecutor Connie Pillich said an investigation revealed that Warren was seeing another woman at the time of Kinamore’s death. She added that Warren plotted to kill Kinamore because he was in financial distress and did not want her to have the baby.

Pillich further stated that Kinamore was killed on the very day she was scheduled to give birth.

According to Pillich, Warren — with the help of Ervin and Suggs — allegedly broke into Kinamore’s home with the intent to stage a burglary. Warren “even requested bereavement leave from his job prior to the death, a detail that underscores the premeditated nature of the crime,” Pillich said.

“This should have been one of the happiest days of India’s life,” the prosecutor said in the release. “Instead, the father of the child conspired with two others to kill her. It is heartbreaking. My office will see that justice is done for both India and her baby.”

Warren’s attorney, Clyde Bennett, refuted the claim that Warren wanted to terminate the pregnancy and said his client wanted the child, per WLWT 5.

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Ervin’s attorney, Robert Jones, said his client “has no ties to this case,” per The Cincinnati Enquirer.

PEOPLE reached out to attorneys for Warren and Ervin on Saturday, Aug. 30, but did not receive an immediate response. It is currently unclear if Suggs has legal representation to comment on his behalf.

Warren and Ervin are in custody at the Hamilton County Justice Center on a $600,000 bond, while Suggs is currently serving a sentence in Ohio for unrelated charges, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported.