‘My Daughter is Gone': New Britain Man Arraigned as Victim's Mom Speaks Out

The man accused of killing his wife and then fleeing the state with their 2-year-old daughter faced a judge on Wednesday. 

Patrick Miles, 36, was arraigned on charges of murder, criminal possession of a firearm and criminal use of a weapon at New Britain Superior Court.

Miles is being held on a $2.5 million bond.

New Britain Police found his wife, Yasheeka Miles, dead with a gunshot wound to the head at their New Britain apartment on April 8.

Police quickly realized the couple’s 2-year-old daughter Paisley was missing. An Amber Alert was issued and the search began, as police believed she was with her father Patrick.

The child was found hours later unharmed at the home of relatives in Brooklyn, New York.

Miles was found five days later in West Springfield, Massachusetts.

After he was arraigned in court and ordered to be held on a $2.5 million dollar bond, Adriene Lauray, the victim’s mother, spoke with NBC Connecticut about her daughter.

“Yasheeka had changed her life. And he just didn’t understand it. Yasheeka was in college, she was working. She was taking care of her kids,” Said Lauray. “When she changed. He didn’t want to change. And I know he’s responsible for her death there’s no question in my mind about that.”

Yasheeka was 33 years old at the time of her death. She was also a student at Capital Community College and a mother of two.

Lauray describes her daughter as sweet, charming and always smiling.

“That’s her nickname, ‘Mouda.’ We called her ‘Mouda.’ We called her Ti-Ti. She was doing a good job—a fantastic job. I was very proud of Yasheeka and what she was doing.”

Instead of being by her daughter’s side today, she has her daughter only in spirit.

“My daughter is gone and all I can wait for is justice. That’s it,” said Lauray.

Now the victim’s mother said she will be the caretaker of her daughter’s two children.

Miles’ affidavit was not available after his arraignment today.

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