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Mother charged in death of 5-year-old found in trash bag by water

Jalynda Smith is charged after her autistic son, who lost one-third of his body weight in less than two months, was found emaciated in a trash bag near a Florida bay.

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PENSACOLA, Fla. (Court TV) — A Florida woman is accused of killing her child, whose body was found wrapped in towels in a trash bag by a bay. Jalynda Smith is charged in the death of her 5-year-old son. (Escambia County Jail) Jalynda Smith, 36, is charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child in the death of Jakaiden Smith, her 5-year-old son with autism who was nonverbal. Investigators began searching for Jalynda and Jakaiden after Jalynda’s …

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The Free Press (Tampa) broke the news in Tampa, United States on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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