35-Pound Teen’s Death Leads to Murder Charge Against Mother
The case began with a welfare check and expanded after medical findings about the 13-year-old girl’s death. HIGH POINT, N.C. — What began as a welfare check at an East Farris Avenue home in October 2025 has developed into a first-degree murder case after a medical examiner ruled a 13-year-old girl’s death a homicide. High Point police charged Kymberli Bowden, 45, with first-degree murder on Thursday, nearly one year after officers found her daughter dead …