A 36-year-old woman was arrested on charges of attempted murderwhile engaged in aggravated child abuse on Friday.
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies say an investigation revealed that Tara Sykes had instructed a 10-year-old to purposefully drop a 2-month-old on a solid tile floor in an attempt to end the infant’s life.
On Thursday, ECSO investigators say they were contacted by the Gulf Coast Kids House about a 2-month-old infant who had suffered serious injuries after being dropped on the kitchen floor by a 10-year-old.
During the investigation, it was learned that the 10-year-old was communicating with Sykes through a social media platform called Roblox, according to deputies.
Deputies say Sykes instructed the 10-year-old on various methods to kill the infant in the communication thread.
Sykes instructed the 10-year-old to drown the infant in the bathtub, burn the infant with scalding water, and drop the infant on the floor to kill the infant, according to ECSO.
Deputies say additionally, Sykes had instructed the 10-year-old on how to kill the adults the 10-year-old was temporarily living with by cutting their throats with a knife while they slept and burning their house by dousing bed sheets with aerosol spray and setting them on fire.
The 10-year-old doused the sheets but was unable to carry out the instructions, according to ECSO.
The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are possible, according to deputies.
“I have been in Law Enforcement for over 40 years and have never seen anything quite like this,”Sheriff Chip W. Simmons said. “I am truly disturbed by the circumstances and the thought that anyone could think like this, let alone instruct these acts to be carried out. There is something really wrong with her.”
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