It is often said that a mother’s love can conquer everything, but this Ohio woman truly demonstrated what it means to give her life for her son, as she died while trying to stop thieves from taking her truck in which her 6-year-old son was sleeping.
Alexa Stakely She was 29 years old, a single mother and her son was everything to her, for that reason she had two jobs, one in a school district as a speech and language therapist; and the second as a waitress, reported the Columbus Police Department, in charge of investigating the young woman’s death.
According to the timeline of events released by authorities, at around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 11, Stakely went to pick up her son from the babysitter’s house after finishing her shift as a waitress. She placed the sleeping child in her truck and began the drive home.
But at that moment She realized she had forgotten something and returned to the babysitter’s house.who saw her at the door. It was at that moment that everything happened, according to ABC.
“As she returned to her vehicle, it began to reverse out onto the roadway. Stakely was seen running toward her Honda when she was struck and thrown onto the pavement,” police said in a statement.
According to NBC, police received a report that a woman had been hit by a vehicle. When they arrived, they saw the young mother on the ground, She had suffered traumatic injuries and was declared dead a few hours later. at the hospital.
In search of the suspects
Columbus police are searching for two suspects who were seen running near Stakely when he fell to the ground. The men jumped a fence and disappeared into a neighboring apartment complex.
Before the death of the young mother, A group of men were recorded by video surveillance cameras observing apartments in the Castenea Way area, police said.
When confronted, they ran into the area and disappeared. According to police, two of them match the description of the suspects seen at the scene where the mother died.
Saying goodbye to Alexa
The Canal Winchester Local School District issued a statement following the death of Alexa Stakely, who had been working as a speech therapist for five years and was described as “a great mother who was incredibly dedicated to her son”.
“Alexa was passionate about children and speech and language therapy. She was smart and compassionate, cared about helping children develop their ability to communicate, made a difference in the lives of the students and families she worked with, and will be missed by many in our community and beyond,” the district said.
Her siblings told NBC 4 that Alexa was a loving and caring sister, Megan Mayes and Britney Champlin, her coworkers, described her as “a force and an incredible advocate for her students. They also said she was amazing at her job, as a mother and as a friend.”
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