A missing mother from Tennessee was found dead in the trunk of her girlfriend’s car after it crashed in a Detroit suburb during a police chase. Her girlfriend then took her own life.
According to the statement, Kassa appeared “to have trauma that was not a result from the crash.”
Murfreesboro TN Police Department
Hardwick also crashed her car into a building during the police chase, and an unidentified 34-year-old woman was removed from the passenger seat and taken to a hospital for treatment for her injuries. The passenger’s current condition or relation to Hardwick is unknown.
The initial missing-person investigation for Kassa revealed that “a possible domestic violence incident” had occurred before the couple left in Hardwick’s car in mid-November. They had allegedly argued at Kassa’s Murfreesboro apartment before leaving the home, according to the Nov. 28 statement from Tennessee officials. Kassa’s cell phone was left behind.
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Hardwick had allegedly attacked Kassa before,Fox2Detroit reports.
Dominique Hardwick.
A police report from an August incident between the women says Hardwick “pushed Kassa and struck her in the face with her hand.” The altercation ensued from “Hardwick receiving a text message from another woman,” the report says.
Hardwick was charged with one count of aggravated domestic assault in the August altercation.
If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
source: people.com
