A Chicago attorney accused of killing New York Knicks’ player Eddy Curry’s infant daughter and ex-girlfriend during a domestic dispute pleaded not guilty on Thursday.
Fredrick Goings, 36, is charged with first-degree murder in the Jan. 24 slayings of 24-year-old Nova Henry and her 10-month-old daughter, Ava. Both died of multiple gunshot wounds.
Defense attorney John Lyke withdrew from the case, saying Goings cannot afford a private lawyer. The judge ordered Goings to file an affidavit proving he can’t before he gets a public defender.
Goings and Henry became romantically involved after he represented her in a paternity case with Curry, prosecutors say. Goings allegedly became abusive and Henry tried to end their relationship, moving into a South Side town house in December with her two children: 3-year-old Noah and Ava. Curry was the father of both children.
Lyke has declined to discuss any details of the case but has said Goings maintains his innocence.
An autopsy showed Nova Henry was shot six times. The baby had been shot twice, to the front and back of the head. Noah was found unhurt at the scene.
Surveillance video from the apartment showed Goings’ black Range Rover parked near Henry’s apartment, prosecutors have said.
Investigators also found that Henry’s laptop had been used to access Goings’ Yahoo e-mail account and a file related to a dispute over legal fees Goings charged her had been downloaded.
Goings was arrested on Feb. 20. He has been ordered held without bail.
