Dejah Jenkins-Minus.Photo: facebook
Jenkins-Minus, 22, was killed in Lowell on Thanksgiving Day, according to a statement from the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.
Today, Leonard D. Robinson will stand before a judge for his arraignment.
Robinson’s arrest was announced on Monday. It was not immediately clear if he has retained a lawyer.
Meanwhile,a GoFundMe campaignhas been launched to help the young mother’s child.
“The preliminary investigation suggests that Robinson allegedly killed Dejah Jenkins-Minus on November 25, 2021, in a home located on Llewelyn Street before fleeing the scene,” notes the statement from the district attorney’s office.
“Lowell Police responded to the house on November 26, 2021, at approximately 10:45 a.m., to conduct a well-being check for Jenkins and her two-month-old daughter at the request of a person known to Dejah Jenkins-Minus,” the statement adds.
The coroner’s office determined Jenkins-Minus died from multiple sharp force injuries. A knife was recovered from the scene.
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Police have yet to comment on a possible motive for the homicide.
It was also unclear Tuesday whether Robinson and Jenkins-Minus knew each other, or what the nature of any relationship might have been.
source: people.com
