'Burn the infant': Woman convinced child to try to kill 2-month-old on Roblox, police say
Tara Sykes, 36, has been arrested after police say she convinced a child to try and kill a 2-year-old on online gaming platform Roblox.
Florida Woman Allegedly Used Roblox To Instruct 10-Year-Old To Kill Infant
A 36-year-old woman, Tara Alexis Sykes, was arrested in Florida on charges of attempted murder while engaged in aggravated child abuse. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office alleges that Sykes used the online gaming platform Roblox to instruct her 10-year-old daughter on various methods to harm a two-month-old infant and other adults in the home where the child was temporarily living.
Florida woman used Roblox to instruct 10-year-old to kill infant by dropping him on floor, officials say
Tara Alexis Sykes was taken into custody on Friday and charged with attempted murder while engaged in aggravated child abuse.
Florida woman allegedly told 10-year-old how to kill infant, adults they were living with
A Pensacola woman was arrested after she instructed a 10-year-old over social media on how to kill a 2-month-old and the adults they were living with, according to the Escambia County
Florida woman accused of using Roblox to instruct child, 10, to kill 2-month-old by dropping baby on tile floor
Tara Sykes allegedly also told the child to drown and scold the infant with boiling water, and to slit the throats of the adults they were living with
Woman arrested after allegedly instructing child to murder infant through Roblox message
Tara Sykes allegedly 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.
Woman instructed child to drop infant on hard floor to end baby’s life, authorities say
Investigators said that Sykes told the 10-year-old about various methods to kill the infant. Sykes instructed the child 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 authorities.
Florida woman used Roblox to instruct 10-year-old to kill infant, officials say
I have been in law enforcement for over 40 years and have never seen anything quite like this," the county's sheriff said.
Woman Instructed 10-Year-Old Via Roblox To Drop Infant And Kill Guardians, Sheriff Says
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.
Woman Used Roblox to Instruct 10-Year-Old to Kill Infant, Police Say
A Florida woman allegedly used the online gaming platform Roblox to instruct a 10-year-old to kill a 2-month-old infant by dropping it on a tile floor, The Independent reported. Tara Sykes, 36, who reportedly connected with the child over Roblox’s built-in social media,
Florida mom allegedly used Roblox to try to get 10-year-old to try to murder carers and a baby
A Florida mom allegedly used the online game Roblox to try to get a troubled 10-year-old child to commit a series of brutal murders — ending with the youngster slamming a baby on a hard floor in a failed attempt to kill it,
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