A 10-year-old girl dropped her baby on a tile floor, seriously injuring her 2-month-old baby, Florida authorities said Monday.A 36-year-old woman was arrested on Monday for allegedly instructing a child. announced that he had been arrested. We will tell you how to kill a toddler in the online video game Roblox.
Tara Alexis Sykes was arrested Friday and charged with attempted murder with aggravated child abuse, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office announced on Facebook.
According to the arrest report, Sykes communicated with his 10-year-old daughter on the online gaming platform Roblox, instructing her on “various methods for murdering young children.” Court documents say Sykes is related to the toddler.
“Sykes instructed a 10-year-old boy to kill the infant by drowning him in the bathtub, scalding him with boiling water, and dropping him on the floor,” the sheriff’s office said.
Gulf Coast Kids House contacted the sheriff’s office Thursday about a 2-month-old infant suffering serious injuries after being dropped on the kitchen floor by a 10-year-old infant. Gulf Coast Kids House is a child advocacy center where forensic interviews and medical exams are conducted for children suspected of abuse.
According to the arrest report, the 10-year-old boy picked up the infant after the baby fell “after she became fussy and went into the kitchen with him to find an adult.” The baby’s adoptive father picked him up and took him to the hospital, where doctors said he suffered a skull fracture.
Sheriff’s spokeswoman Morgan Lewis said the boy is expected to survive.
According to the arrest report, the 10-year-old girl told a forensic scientist that she dropped the baby on the floor “at the mother’s direction.” The girl said she was “scared for her mother and felt that if she did not follow his instructions, Sykes would hurt or kill her.”
As a result of the investigation, the sheriff’s office said that Sykes allegedly killed a 10-year-old boy by slitting the throats of the adults he was temporarily living with while they were sleeping and setting their house on fire. It was also revealed that he had given instructions on how to proceed. By spraying the bed sheets with an aerosol spray and setting them on fire. ”
Authorities claimed the 10-year-old boy poured water on the sheets but was unable to carry out the instructions.
Sheriff Chip W. Simmons said he was “truly disturbed” by the charges and “the idea that anyone could think that way, much less direct the commission of these acts.” Ta.
“I have been in law enforcement for over 40 years and have never seen anything like this,” he said in a statement. “There’s really something wrong with her.”
Sykes is being held without bail. Lewis, the sheriff’s spokesman, said he did not expect the 10-year-old boy to be charged. This incident is still under investigation.
