Overview
- Wayne County prosecutors charged Lovenia Spivey with felony murder and first-degree child abuse.
- Officials say the child was assaulted at a home on the 14000 block of Riverview Street around 2:40 a.m. on Nov. 15, 2024.
- Medics took the girl to a hospital, where she died from her injuries on Nov. 18, 2024.
- The Wayne County Medical Examiner determined the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head.
- Detroit police arrested Spivey on Nov. 14, 2025, and prosecutors said he was expected to be arraigned that afternoon.