Richmond mother gets bond in twin sons' bathtub deaths, faces fraud charges

Amaya Dixon won bond, but the case against her is still tightening around a grim question of time, care and credibility. On May 26, Judge Charles Maxfield set bond at $5,000 on each of four charges, for a total of $20,000, in the deaths of Dixon’s twin sons, Ksyn and Kcye Dixon. He also barred the 21-year-old Richmond mother from serving as a caretaker for children while she awaits trial.

Police were called at about 8:39 p.m. on April 17, 2026, to an apartment in the 1000 block of German School Road for two injured children. Officers found the 17-month-old boys in a bathtub with apparent drowning injuries. Both were taken to a hospital, where one died that night and the other died days later. Dixon was arrested May 7 after a grand jury indictment, and she now faces two counts of felony murder and two counts of child neglect or child abuse resulting in serious injury.

Prosecutors told the court Dixon said she left the boys only briefly to get milk. They argued she was gone for roughly 15 minutes, not four, and pointed to video they said undermines her explanation. Court records also say the twins were developmentally delayed, adding another layer to the state’s argument that the children were especially vulnerable when left unattended.

The hearing also put the family’s internal split on display. Dixon’s 12-year-old brother reportedly found the twins struggling in the bathtub, while her 17-year-old brother helped the boys after the younger sibling called 911. A family member identified by WRIC as the boys’ grandmother defended Dixon publicly, saying, “Amaya was a loving, caring mom. We loved those children unconditionally. We will forever hold them in our hearts.”

The homicide case is unfolding alongside a separate set of Chesterfield County fraud and theft charges that prosecutors may use to attack Dixon’s credibility. Court documents say she faces eight unrelated counts tied to December 2025 incidents, including two counts of grand larceny, obtaining money by false pretenses greater than $1,000, financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult greater than $1,000, stolen property with intent to sell, credit card theft, criminally receiving goods and services fraudulently and credit card fraud. Investigators allege she stole five bank cards from a co-worker at Commonwealth Senior Living on Ridgedale Parkway, used one card to spend $58.28 at a Virginia ABC store on Dec. 6, 2025, and bought a television for $188.68 with the co-worker’s billing information.

Dixon is scheduled to appear in Chesterfield General District Court on Aug. 5, and the larger fight now is whether prosecutors can turn the bathtub deaths into a clearer narrative of culpability than they had at the start.