Two Sisters Accused Of Setting Fire To House That Killed 5 Year Old Boy

Tiakalya, 21, and Taquida Hendrix, 31, were picked up by the United States Marshal’s Task Force Tuesday, eight days after that fire at a Portland Avenue duplex. They will be arraigned on second-degree murder charges Wednesday morning. The fire started around 2 a.m. Malakai Stovall, 5, was home with a babysitter at the time. He was rescued by Rochester firefighters from the second floor, but was critically injured and later died at the hospital.

“I pray that the justice system will bring judgment on the individuals responsible for this crime and that they have many, many, many years to sit and reflect on the life of the five-year-old that they took. They’ll be able to live to a ripe old age away from society but they’ll have that right that a five-year-old didn’t get a chance to have and I hope that they think about that.”

Mayor Malik Evans

Source: WHEC-TV