A Florida woman has been arrested after she admitted to stabbing her own three-year-old daughter to death. There doesn’t appear to be a motive in this horrifying case of infanticide, and the people who knew the woman are shocked by the outrageous incident.
According to People Magazine, 24-year-old Jellissa Baxter called 911 in the early morning hours of Tuesday, December 27th. The Florida woman reportedly told the operator on the other end of the call that she’d murdered her three-year-old daughter. The arresting affidavit reveals that Baxter told the dispatcher that she tried to strangle the toddler before giving up and using a knife to stab her in the chest and neck.
When authorities arrived at the Florida woman’s home, they found the deceased body of the three-year-old child. The alleged murder weapon — a knife — was laying next to the slain child’s body.
Jellissa Baxter has been charged with first-degree murder and child abuse. She’s been denied bond, and is being held in jail until her trial. People who know the Florida woman are shocked by the incident and say that she’s always seemed like a nice person and a good mother, but this incident has left them sickened.
Chelsea Hoffman is a true crime writer with over a decade of professional writing experience. She is best known for her coverage of missing people including the tragic disappearance of Madeleine McCann as well as the heartbreaking cases of Dylan Redwine, Heather Elvis and many others.
