NBA
star Eddy Curry’s young son – the lone witness in the savage murder of
his mother and baby sister – identified their killer by name before
police arrived, his grandmother testified this week.
Nova Henry, 24, and her 10-month-old daughter Ava were found dead in
her Chicago apartment on January 24, 2009. They had been shot multiple
times. Noah Henry, 3, who was found hiding under a blanket on a couch in
the living room, had witnessed the shooting, but was not injured.
Both Noah and Ava were fathered by 30 year old Curry, seen below, a
former Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks star who used to date Henry.
Testifying in court, Noah and Ava’s grandmother, Yolan Henry, said that
police had not yet arrived at the home when she asked the boy who ‘hurt’
his mother.
She said: ‘He turned around and looked at me and said, “Frederick.”
He repeated, “Frederick did it.” Then he put his finger to his lips and
said, “Shhh,”‘ according to the Chicago Tribune. Prosecutors say that
‘Frederick’ refers to the suspect, Frederick Goings, (seen below) a
Chicago attorney now on trial for the murder.
Goings represented Henry in a 2006 paternity case involving Curry,
and the two had later begun a romantic relationship, which Henry tried
to end before the murder. Yolan Henry made the horrific discovery hours
after the shooting while visiting Henry’s home with her boyfriend,
Reginald Carter. Carter testified that Noah was sound asleep, and both
his hands and feet were covered in dried blood.
Goings was arrested at a Comfort Inn in Indiana shortly after the
bodies were found. In his car, police found a bullet that matched the
gun used to kill Nova Henry and and Ava Curry-Henry, the Tribune
reported. He was also spotted swimming in the motel pool without a
bathing suit on, and scrubbing his fingernails, which prosecutors said
is an indication he was trying to wash away evidence.
But Goings’ legal team claims that there is no physical evidence that
places their client at Henry’s home at the time of the murder.
The Tribune reported that Curry is on the witness list in the trial,
but it’s not yet known whether he’ll testify. Curry played a total of 11
NBA seasons with the Bulls, Knicks and Miami Heat.
After unsuccessful stints with the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas
Mavericks, he turned to the Chinese Basketball Association, and
currently plays with the Zheijiang Golden Bulls.
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