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Inset: Kendra Lee Proctor (Marion County Sheriff’s Office). Background: The area in Indianapolis where Proctor allegedly sat on the face of a 1-year-old victim (Google Maps).
A 37-year-old Indiana woman is facing serious charges after allegedly attempting to harm a 1-year-old child by sitting on the child’s face. Reports suggest that Kendra Lee Proctor expressed a desire to “sacrifice” the young child during the incident.
Proctor was arrested on Sunday and now faces charges of attempted murder and molestation of a child under the age of 14, according to documents reviewed by Law&Crime.
Officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were dispatched following a 911 call reporting a potential child molestation at a residence on the 3500 block of Baltimore Avenue around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 18, as reported by Indianapolis Fox affiliate WXIN.
Upon arrival, the police encountered Proctor, an adult female witness, and the 1-year-old child. The witness informed officers that she had discovered Proctor, unclothed from the waist down, sitting on the child’s face, according to Cincinnati CBS and CW affiliate WKRC.
The witness further detailed that after watching a “Godly” movie with Proctor, Proctor began behaving strangely and asking peculiar questions about the film. Concerned, the witness checked on the toddler and found the child in distress, reportedly “screaming bloody murder,” with Proctor sitting on the child’s face.
The witness said after seeing Proctor on the child, she “beat the f— out of” Proctor, WXIN reported.
Emergency medical personnel examined the victim at the scene and determined she was physically unharmed.
In an interview with police, the witness recalled that after she walked in on Proctor and the child, Proctor said, “I thought this is what you wanted me to do,” and “this is what I’m supposed to do.”
Investigators reportedly determined that Proctor may be schizophrenic. They also learned from the witness, whose discussion with investigators was recorded, that Proctor may have molested the 1-year-old victim.
The witness also claimed that Proctor had placed a hand over her mouth in an attempt “to sacrifice her.”
During a post-Miranda interview, Proctor allegedly confirmed that she tried to kill the child, explaining that she hoped killing the child would cause the adult witness to kill her. However, when pressed for further details, Proctor was reportedly unable to provide a coherent response.
Proctor also reportedly confessed to police that she had made statements about wanting to sacrifice the 1-year-old.
Proctor was transported and booked into the Marion County Jail where she was being held without bond as of Wednesday morning.