The sheriff’s office further alleges that Sykes gave the 10-year-old instructions to slit the throats of the adults ...

Tara Alexis Sykes was taken into custody on Friday and charged with attempted murder while engaged in aggravated child abuse.

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 ...

The girl told investigators she was terrified of Tara Alexis Sykes, 36, and that she believed Sykes would kill her if she did ...

Tara Sykes allegedly used the popular gaming platform Roblox to tell a 10-year-old how to kill the infant, as well as the ...

The 10-year-old girl told law enforcement she feared Tara Sykes would kill her if she didn't kill a 2-month-old as instructed.

Tara Sykes allegedly also told the child to drown and scold the infant with boiling water, and to slit the throats of the ...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. ( WALA /Gray News) - A woman instructed a 10-year-old child to drop a 2-month-old baby on a solid tile ...

Sykes began communicating with the 10-year-old through Roblox, an online game with a messaging feature, and gave the child ...

"There is something wrong with her," Sheriff Chip Simmons said of Tara Sykes, who allegedly counseled 10-year-old on how to drown, burn and drop baby in murder attempt.

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 ...

I have been in law enforcement for over 40 years and have never seen anything quite like this," the county's sheriff said.