The sister of the woman who was brutally murdered last week at a motel on Columbia’s Range Line has established a GoFundMe to help the family pay for funeral and cremation costs.
Boone County prosecutors say 37-year-old Destiny Dunn of Kansas City was beaten to death by 35-year-old Nicholas Ayres of Crane, who is charged with second degree murder and felony domestic assault.
The GoFundMe describes Destiny Dunn as a loving, nurturing and sweet person and that she leaves children behind who now have to face life without their mother. The GoFundMe has raised more than $1,900 and supporters hope to raise another $8,000.
Graphic court documents say Dunn was found with several bruises “all over her body”, including severe bruising on her neck and face and swollen discolored eyelids.
The murder happened at the By the Way motel on Range Line.
What’s next: Ayres’ next court appearance is set for Thursday in Boone County Circuit Court.