Serenity McKinney’s Mom ‘Had 2 Black Eyes and a Swollen Face’ Months After Girl’s Disappearance: Report – Crime Online

The mom of a lacking Kentucky lady was reportedly noticed with two black eyes months after her daughter was final seen.

Catherine McKinney and her boyfriend, Dakota Hill, had been arrested in Thomas County on a custodial interference cost issued in Shelby County. There was reportedly no signal of the lady’s daughter, Serenity McKinney, 4, on the time of their arrest on Sunday.

Serenity McKinney was reportedly final seen on Christmas Eve of 2020. Keahna Paige Inexperienced advised The Solar that Catherine McKinney and Hill lived along with her from July to September 2021, and the 4-year-old was not with them.

Based on Inexperienced, Catherine McKinney and Hill had been homeless and requested to remain at her Kentucky dwelling. Inexperienced reportedly knew Hill from taking part in Xbox.

“Once they got here in, I noticed she had two black eyes and a swollen face. I assumed he did one thing to her, however she was adamant that Dakota [Hill] didn’t do something,” Inexperienced advised The Solar.

Across the similar time, Catherine McKinney reportedly blocked all of her household on social media and bought a brand new cellphone quantity which she didn’t give to anybody.

Inexperienced claimed that Hill adopted them any time she and Catherine McKinney tried to speak alone. Inexperienced advised The Solar that she and her boyfriend kicked them out in September 2021, after witnessing Hill scream and curse at Catherine McKinney.

Inexperienced mentioned she believes Hill didn’t know she was at dwelling when the altercation occurred.

“It shook me to my core. He was so imply and mentioned horrible issues to her. However then he went again to this mild-mannered, well mannered man,” Inexperienced recalled.

“But it surely was all a facade. He placed on this candy man act and by no means mentioned it was his fault or he was having a foul day.”

The lacking lady’s grandfather lately filed a lacking individuals report in Shelby County after not seeing her for an prolonged time frame, as CrimeOnline beforehand reported. Based on The Solar, Catherine McKinney and Hill are believed to have left the state after a warrant was issued for his or her arrest.

Police mentioned the couple isn’t cooperating with the continuing seek for Serenity McKinney.

Shelby County police mentioned they’re additionally uncertain of Serenity McKinney’s final whereabouts, however they consider she was within the space of Shelby, Jefferson, or Bullitt counties. Police Captain Blake Lisby mentioned they think she is at risk “primarily based on the timeframe on how lengthy it’s been since she’s been seen and no person can appear to supply her whereabouts.”

Lisby additionally alleged that Serenity McKinney’s mom has refused to disclose the place her daughter is.

Serenity McKinney has blue eyes, blonde hair, and probably has a birthmark on her abdomen, in accordance with police.

Anybody with info concerning her whereabouts is requested to name the Shelby County Sheriff’s Workplace at 502-633-4324 or 502-633-2323.

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[Featured image: Serenity McKinney/Shelby County Sheriff’s Office; Catherine McKinney/Thomas County Sheriff’s Office]