A New Hampshire man is accused of fatally stabbing a woman and a 2-year-old child — and police believe the victims were the suspect’s girlfriend and young son.
Hailey Miller was identified as the adult victim, according to the New Haven Register. She and the child were found in an apartment complex on Meloy Road just before 9 p.m. after neighbors heard screaming coming from the unit, police said, according to WTNH News 8.
After that, “calls came in shortly after stating a male just jumped through a second-floor [glass] window,” West Haven Police Sgt. Scott Allard told WTNH News 8.
Sgt. Allard told the outlet that Miller was dating the suspect, and the deceased child is believed to be the suspect’s son.
Jevon Tyrese Fletcher, 26, has since been charged with two counts of murder, two counts of murder with special circumstances and one count of risk of injury, per the New Haven Register.
Fletcher was released from treatment at the hospital on Tuesday morning shortly before his video arraignment in state Superior Court, where he was ordered to be held in lieu of a $3 million bond, the Register reports.
It’s unclear if Fletcher has retained an attorney.
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“You are to have no contact, Mr. Fletcher, with any member of the victims’ families and no contact with any potential witnesses,” the judge reportedly told Fletcher.
Miller was a much loved member of her community and an aspiring nursing student, according to WFSB. Miller’s cousin, Nicolette Nealy, described her as “incredibly bright, incredibly intelligent, and caring and forgiving.” She was extremely devoted to her young son Jaxon, Nealy told the New Haven Register.
The family has a GoFundMe to help offset funeral expenses and to raise funds for Jaxon’s future.
Fletcher’s next court date is March 13.
PEOPLE was unable to reach the West Haven Police Department at press time.
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