KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Relations of a woman killed outside of a Kansas Metropolis, Missouri, Police Division station say she was a sufferer of home abuse.
Family members need the group to know her as Christina Winters, her maiden identify, as a result of they allege she died by the hands of her husband, all whereas making an attempt to get him some assist.
“He killed my child for no cause,” Laverna Winters, Christina’s mom, stated. “She didn’t should die like that.”
Laverna says that of their eight years of marriage, Christina stood by her husband as he handled substance abuse and psychological well being points.
“Each time he get excessive and drunk, she tried to outlive and assist him,” Laverna stated. “However he did not respect none of that apparently, as a result of he ended up killing her anyway.”
On Thursday, hours earlier than the tragedy outdoors KCPD’s Central Patrol Division station, Christina was apprehensive as soon as once more about her husband’s situation.
“He was taking pictures within the air, [so] she took him to be evaluated by the state, they stored him for like two hours and launched them,” Benson Winters, Christina’s brother, stated.
So, she determined to deliver him to police, one thing her household says she’d carried out previously.
“However I suppose this time he wasn’t going quietly, so he had the gun and he was like, he advised her that if he could not have her, no one would,” Tasha Winters, Christina’s cousin, stated.
Officers contained in the station on Linwood Boulevard heard the gunfire and stepped out to search out Christina lifeless within the automotive that crashed in a car parking zone subsequent to theirs.
Relations say the husband’s niece additionally witnessed the killing, however wasn’t damage.
There’s now profound disappointment.
“There was no one that she did not present like to, everyone was her brother, her sister or her cousin,” Tanika Hollins, Christina’s cousin, stated. “It was by no means a good friend, everyone was her household. So we would like her to be remembered as anyone who was loving.”
And whereas household say Christina cherished her husband, they describe the connection as unstable with warning indicators.
“To any lady on the market that’s being abused by a person, or any man out right here being abused by a lady, I simply inform him to only go away, it’s not value it,” Benson Winters stated.
One other member of the family of Christina’s additionally encourages folks to not take warning sings calmly.
“When folks let you know that they will do one thing to you, consider them once they say it,” Tasha Winters stated. “If an individual says that ‘I’m going to kill you,’ know that they will kill you. Do not take that stuff without any consideration.”
As Christina’s household is planning for a funeral, KC Mothers in Charge will meet with them Saturday to help them by means of this troublesome time as they search justice.
As of Friday night, no costs had been filed on this case.
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