A 2-month-old was seriously injured after a 10-year-old dropped the baby on a tile floor, authorities in Florida said while announcing the arrest of a 36-year-old woman who allegedly instructed the child via online video game Roblox on how to kill the infant.



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Woman instructed child to drop infant on hard floor to end baby’s life through Roblox message, authorities say

A Florida woman has been accused of instructing a 10-year-old child through the online gaming platform Roblox to kill a two-month-old baby by dropping it on a solid tile floor.

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Florida woman accused of using Roblox to instruct child (10) to kill two-month-old baby

Tara Alexis Sykes, 36, allegedly also told the 10-year-old to drown the baby and scald it with hot water.

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Florida mom allegedly used Roblox to try to get 10-year-old to try to murder carers and a baby

The girl told investigators she was terrified of Tara Alexis Sykes, 36, and that she believed Sykes would kill her if she did not follow instructions.

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Woman Instructed 10-Year-Old Via Roblox To Drop Infant And Kill Guardians, Sheriff Says

A 36-year-old woman in Florida is now under arrest after she purportedly tried manipulating a 10-year-old child to commit murder by instructing the kid to drop an infant on the ground and slit the throats of adults living in the same home before setting them on fire.

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Florida: Woman Messaged 10-Year-Old On Roblox, Instructed Child To Kill Adults And Infant 'Living In Same House'

A 2-month-old was seriously injured after a 10-year-old dropped the baby on a tile floor, authorities in Florida said while announcing the arrest of a...

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Florida woman used Roblox to instruct 10-year-old to kill infant by dropping him on floor, officials say

Tara Alexis Sykes, 36, has been arrested on an attempted murder charge, per police

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Woman Allegedly Messaged 10-Year-Old on Roblox to 'Drop' Baby on Ground, Slit Others' Throats

Florida police arrested a 36-year-old woman who allegedly instructed her 10-year-old daughter to murder a baby by dropping the child on its head, causing serious injuries. The Escambia County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post that Tara Alexis Sykes was arrested after they were contacted by th...

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Florida woman allegedly  told her 10-year-old through Roblox to drop baby on its head and try to burn foster parents to death

"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."

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Florida woman charged with attempted murder after instructing 10-year-old she met on Roblox to ‘kill’ 2-month-old baby: police

A woman instructed a child to drop a baby on the floor to end the baby's life, according to authorities.

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Florida woman accused of using Roblox to instruct child, 10, to kill 2-month-old by dropping baby on tile floor

Florida woman used Roblox to instruct 10-year-old to kill infant by dropping him on floor, officials say

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