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Fundraisers Aim To Cover Funeral Expenses For Slain Kingsbridge Siblings

By Kate Pastor | July 24, 2017 4:59pm
 Olivia Gee, 2, and Micha Gee, 3, died within minutes of each others.
Olivia Gee, 2, and Micha Gee, 3, died within minutes of each others.
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THE BRONX — Friends and supporters representing different branches of the family of the tiny Kingsbridge siblings fatally beaten in their bed weeks ago are raising money to help lay the kids to rest.

The two children, Olivia Gee, 2, and Micha Gee, 3, died within minutes of each other on July 10 and were found to have internally bled to death after suffering organ failure, police said.

No arrests have been made in the case and the investigation is ongoing, according to the Bronx District Attorney's Office, but police initially questioned their mother, who was hospitalized after her children's death, and her boyfriend, who said he was the one who discovered the children having trouble breathing.

Supporters for the children's dad, Gregory Gee, who is not a suspect, are raising money online for expenses, including for covering the costs of burying the "little prince and princess," according to a GoFundMe page created July 14 that has raised more than $8,000 of its $20,000 goal at the time of publication. 

"Family and friends alike know and understand that Greg's children were the light of his life, simply put his heart beats in human form," the appeal on behalf of their father reads.

When he spoke of his children "you could see the joy and love emanate from him, a doting dad always beaming with pride," it says.

One donor, Jenny Smith, gave $50 and left this message: "Greg, I have no words. I am wishing you comfort, clarity and peace."

A group from the Amalgamated Housing cooperative, where the children lived with their mother, created a GoFundMe page July 19. The campaign, which has raised $2,800 out of its goal of $25,000 at the time of publication, is meant to help with expenses, including the cost of the memorial service.

The children's mother Jade has lived in the development almost all her life. Doris Spencer, the children's grandmother, is the cooperative's education director "and one of the most loved people in our cooperative community," the page reads.

"Many of us saw the sweet smiling faces of these two beautiful children on a daily basis."