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Man allegedly beats girlfriend, kills himself
By Adam S. Sulfridge / Staff Writer
Glenna Woods opened her front door around 8:30 a.m. Sunday to a sight she won’t soon forget after 31-year-old Kenneth “Beak” Ingram Jr. allegedly beat 20-year-old Samantha Miller nearly to death.
“When you open your door and all you see is a bloody face looking at you and you aren’t sure what it is or what just happened outside, it’s a traumatic experience,” Woods explained.
Miller allegedly fled from her trailer near the Rockholds community, crossed Hwy. 779, and started “banging” on Woods’ front door. Woods, who was getting ready for church at the time, said she was stunned when she opened the door.
“She was just so bloody that I hardly recognized her.”
Ultimately, she realized the victim was Miller.
“I recognized her from her one eye,” Woods said.
Woods, still shaken from the early morning events, attempted to describe the horrific image, saying, “It looked like she had a hole above her left eye…it would make you think of a gunshot wound.” She continued, “Her whole left eye was all bulged…both her arms were broken.”
Police believe she also had a broken ankle and broken jaw.
With a sigh, she said, “You couldn’t hardly recognize this little girl.”
After the initial shock began wearing off, Woods said, “I sat her down and said, ‘Sam what happened to you?’”
According to Woods, Miller replied, “Beak did it with a stick.”
Woods also said Miller kept saying “get the babies” and “don’t let him hit me anymore.”
Neighbors said Miller is the mother of two children, one being 3 years old and the other only 15 months old.
“He left here on a bike,” Woods explained, referring to Kenneth Ingram.
Ingram reportedly rode from the scene to his parent’s house on Maple Creek Road. After entering their home, police said he killed himself.
The victim was treated by EMS and airlifted from Baptist Regional Medical Center. Media relations at UK’s Chandler Hospital said Miller is in critical condition but would not comment on the extent of her injuries.
“I just hate it for both sides of the family,” said Woods, who’s familiar with both Ingram and Miller. “All we can do is pray for them,” she added.
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