The London judge issued a decision against a U.S. mother who sought to prevent her extradition to Colorado while facing murder and other multiple charges for her children’s deaths.
Judge John Zani made his decision Friday at Westminster Magistrates’ Court to allow British Home Secretary decision-making on whether Kimberlee Singler’s fate will be in the United States.
The authorities accuse Singler of murdering her 9-year-old daughter Elianna “Ellie” Wentz along with her 7-year-old son Aden Wentz in December 2023 and attempting to murder her surviving 11-year-old daughter. The British court has indicted Singler with attempted murder for allegedly cutting her 11-year-old daughter specifically and child abuse alongside assault charges.
Edward Fitzgerald who acts as Singler’s defense attorney argued that extradition would break European human rights laws because he believes Colorado’s sentence lacks mercy. Colorado law’s provision for clemency served as the highlight of the prosecutorial response.
During the hearing Judge Zani ruled that Colorado had procedures allowing release so he rejected the defense team’s assertions. The judge ruled that the defendant could not surpass the basic requirement to win these challenges.
Defendant Singler rejected these charges by maintaining that her former husband killed the victims himself or hired somebody to carry out the murders. The investigators at first considered her a victim because of her minor injuries but switched their view when her lone surviving daughter reported her mother’s attempted murder plan to police.
According to police statements the girl disclosed that Singler administered drugs to the children right before the attack because “God was telling her to do it.”
The killer fled his crime scene but police found him days later when he stayed at a London location in Chelsea. The prosecution disclosed through their investigation that the defendant’s husband had no way to have participated in the deadly incident.
The legal team underneath Fitzgerald has decided to challenge the verdict.
