A mother found dead alongside her six-year-old twins has been buried alone after the children's remains were handed over to her abusive ex-husband. Charity Beallis, 40, was discovered fatally shot alongside her twin daughter and son at their home in Bonanza, Arkansas, during a welfare check on December 3.
The deaths occurred one day after a divorce hearing where Beallis was fighting for full custody. Her ex-husband, Dr Randall Beallis, had previously been arrested for domestic violence after choking her and pleaded guilty to third-degree battery. He was ordered to have no contact with Charity or her family unless authorised by a court order.
Despite the family's wishes, the twins' remains were given to Randall, who has since taken custody. Charity's body was released to her eldest son, John Powell, 24, who laid her to rest on December 29. He described the situation as 'sickening' and said he had hoped to bury them all together.
'I was hoping to have them all in the same place, as they deserved and how they would have wanted it. It’s just been a lot,' Powell told the Daily Mail. 'I don’t even know if the kids have been buried, or cremated, or where they may be. I don’t know anything at the moment, because [Randall] has told me nothing. It’s heartbreaking.'
Charity had previously expressed fear during the custody battle, writing on a local news story that she was being 'shut out' by the system. 'I am the victim, yet I've been treated like the problem while the criminal - a local doctor - is being shielded by the very system that's supposed to protect us,' she wrote.
Randall Beallis's attorney told the New York Post that his client was 'heartbroken' and maintained his innocence, adding that he had cooperated with law enforcement. The deaths remain under investigation, and police have not named Randall as a suspect.
