A 26-year-old woman has been charged with murder after police say she tossed her 4-year-old daughter, Je’Hyrah Daniels, into a Florida river.
Shakayla “Kayla” Denson, was arrested on Thursday when Tampa Bay police received a call about a little girl that had been thrown into the Hillsborough River.
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According to witnesses, after parking her car, Denson waded into the Hillsborough River with her child.
She made it about halfway across the water, then “tossed” the child and retreated to the street, Tampa police said in a news release.
#BREAKING | Mother Who Tossed Child in River Charged with Murder pic.twitter.com/PkkBaVZfu1
— TampaPD (@TampaPD) August 3, 2018
The 26-year-old cruel mother was arrested on several charges, including first-degree felony murder in the death of her daughter, Je’Hyrah Daniels.
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According to the Tampa Police Chief, Brian Dugan, investigators are still trying to make sense of what happened and why? He said,
“It’s a completely tragic event, we’re still piecing the whole thing together.”
Denson, authorities say, first stole a car from a local auto shop and then drove to the water with her daughter.
Police got multiple calls about the incident and were able to quickly find Denson, who was walking nearby.
Romano Muniz, 31, who lives nearby, told The Tampa Bay Times he watched some of the rescue efforts. He said he saw crews pull the girl’s “lifeless” body from the river, USA today reports.
