Randolph County couple indicted for murder in 2023 death of disabled child
Nov 25, 2024
RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A grand jury has indicted a couple over a year after the death of their child.
According to the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, during the November 2024 session of the grand jury, a true bill of indictment was issued for Billy Gene Myers Jr. and Christina Ashley Myers for first degree murder.
Billy Myers was served his indictment on Nov. 21, and Christina Myers was served on Nov. 22. Neither of them were given bond.
These indictments were issued "as a result of an investigation by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division," according to the sheriff's office.
Christina Ashley Myers
Billy Gene Myers Jr.
In July 2023, deputies went to a home in Seagrove for a welfare check and found a 5-year-old girl dead in the home. Her parents were initially charged with child abuse and taken into custody.
The little girl's uncle told FOX8 that the girl had cerebral palsy and that she was “loveable. She laughed a lot.” Video from inside the Seagrove home showed that the girl was apparently living in terrible conditions despite her medical needs.