Family: Custody Issue Central In Dad-Daughter Deaths
Mother Feared For Her Child's Safety
POSTED: 12:07 pm PDT August 15, 2011
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The family of a father sought during an Amber Alert says a fight over custody is what led to the deaths of Mourad Samaan and his 2-year-old daughter.
In a letter handed to KCRA3, Mourad Samaan's father outlines a custody dispute between his son and Marcia Fay, the mother of 2-year-old Madeline.
Investigators still have not confirmed the identities, nor cause of death, for two people found dead in an SUV over the weekend. An autopsy will be performed on Tuesday, said El Dorado County Sheriff's spokesman Bryan Golmitz.
However, Dr. Makram Samaan, Mourad Samaan's father, offered the first clear explanation for why his granddaughter is now dead.
He explained that a custody dispute between the mother and father dated to a divorce filing in 2008.
"After the separation while pregnant, You refused to SHARE with the 'Father to be' your pregnancy medical condition." Samaan wrote in the letter.
Court records, reviewed by KCRA, also reveal that the mother had grave concerns about her daughter when she was not returned from a court appointed visit with her father. Those records also confirm that a judge had previously ordered the father to undergo anger management counseling.
"I believe (Mourad Samaan) is out of control and our daughter is in imminent danger in his custody," read a court document filed August 8, 2011.
The mother also asked a judge to deny Mourad Samaan further visitation rights until a hearing on August 30, court records show.
Marcia Fay's attorney said the mother is declining to comment on this information at this time.
Reported by: Mike TeSelle
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