West Michigan mother faces murder trial in children’s deaths 5 years apart

West Michigan mother faces murder trial in children’s deaths 5 years apart

By John Agar, Tribune News Service KENT COUNTY – A judge ordered a Cedar Springs woman to stand trial in the deaths – five years apart – of two of her children. Irene Aiyana Whitehead faces multiple charges, including felony murder, in the killings of her daughter, Ryleigh, 2, on Sept. 3, 2025, and her son, Leonard, 2 months, on Sept. 25, 2021. She also allegedly tried to kill another child. At a preliminary examination in 63rd District Court, K…