The 911 recording from the call made by 24-year-old Jamaican, Jellisa Baxter, who reportedly killed her three-year-old daughter, has been released by Florida authorities.
The recording was released following Tuesday’s event.
The mother, who is from the Frankfield, Clarendon, Jamaica was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse.
A 22-second snippet of the recording captured the conversation between the 911 dispatcher and the Jamaican woman. The young mother reported that she “strangled her (daughter) at first, but when that didn’t work, she stabbed her in the chest and neck.”
Bond was denied when she appeared in court on Wednesday.
A spokesperson for the North Miami Beach Police Department said officers arrived at the crime scene, located at an apartment complex at 1051 NE 163rd St., at around 2:00 a.m. on Tuesday, after the woman called police and admitted to stabbing and killing her child.
According to an arrest report, police found Jellisa Baxter in the living room of her apartment wearing a white robe. The little girl’s body was nearby.
According to police, officers located the murder weapon near the girl’s body.
Police have not released the name of the victim, and the arrest report does not reveal a suspected motive.
