Mother Allegedly Kills Son to Send Him to Heaven Instead of Letting Him Face World's Problems
A woman in Wellington, Kansas is expected to be charged with first-degree murder in the death of her son, whom she allegedly killed on Sunday night in order to protect them from this world.
Lindsey Nicole Blansett, 33, allegedly murdered her 10-year-old son Caleb while he slept. She reportedly snuck into his bedroom while he was sleeping and used a knife and rock to kill the child.
Blansett "intentionally and with premeditation" killed the boy after she "decided the boy would be better off in heaven than to face the world's problems," the police reported. "That is what we intend to prove," county attorney Kerwin Spencer told The Wellington Daily News.
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Wellington Police Chief Tracy Heath further noted that there were no drugs or illegal activity suspected in conjunction with the murder.
Blansett was in the middle of a divorce from the boy's father, Clint, and had residential custody.
"Caleb was such an angel; he was an angel and I know without a doubt in my mind he's sitting at the right hand of Jesus and that helps me get through the day," Clint told Eyewitness News. "He was the apple of my eye and I will miss him until I see him again. Thank God I have one left."
Daughter Kadence, 9, is now living with her father after her mother was arrested. It's not known why Blansett would kill one child but leave the other to survive. However, that doesn't matter to Clint, who is just grateful that one of his children is still alive to be with him. He also maintains that there's no way his ex-wife could have known what she was doing.
"I can't think for one second that she meant to do what she did even though it was done," Clint explained. "I think the love that we're receiving, I think that she should also receive some type of forgiveness."
Blansett is due back in court on Thursday, where she will learn of the charges being brought against her; if convicted of first degree murder, she could face life behind bars.
