A 12-year-old child who has been in critical condition since a Saturday morning fire at a Grand Rapids home died Monday evening at a nearby hospital. The Grand Rapids Press/MLive is not naming the child at this time as her mother is facing criminal charges as a result of the fire and the mother is yet to be arraigned.

The mother told Grand Rapids officials she removed all the smoke alarms before setting the house on fire while her three daughters were asleep.

A Grand Rapids mother accused of setting her own house on fire while her children were sleeping inside is now facing an additional murder charge.

The mother who admitted to setting fire to her Grand Rapids home while her children were inside is facing an additional charge after her daughter died. (Jan. 29, 2025)

A western Michigan woman is accused of setting a house fire that killed her 12-year-old daughter who was trapped in a bedroom

A Grand Rapids mother faces arson charges after investigators say she set fire to her home with her children inside, sending one of her daughters to the hospital, where she later died.

Shamiya Stewart, 12, died two days after a fire her mother allegedly admitted to setting off, per police. Shamiya's two younger siblings survived the fire.

Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker said a murder charge was added after one of Roconda Singleton's three daughters died of injuries in the fire.

A house is engulfed in flames shooting out in all directions. Trapped inside the burning Grand Rapids, Michigan home was a 12-year-old girl. Police released the heartbreaking body camera video of an officer asking the mom where her daughter's bedroom was so firefighters could save her.