Tara Alexis Sykes (36) allegedly directed a 10 year old through Roblox, in an attempt to kill an infant and adults in the home

[raisedbywolves]

https://www.kcbd.com/2024/10/21/woma...thorities-say/

According to the sheriff’s office, investigators were contacted Thursday by the Gulf Coast Kids House about a 2-month-old infant who had suffered serious injuries after being dropped on the kitchen floor by a 10-year-old. During the investigation, it was learned that the older child was communicating with Tara Alexis Sykes through Roblox.

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.

Sykes also instructed the child how to kill the adults the 10-year-old was temporarily living with by cutting their throats with a knife while they slept and burning their house by dousing bed sheets with aerosol spray and setting them on fire.

Officials said the child doused the sheets but was unable to fully carry out the instructions.

[Angiebla]

Jesus Christ. My kid has Roblox, and I have an account to play some games with him. Was this done through private messaging? There is a chat function but its public for everyone playing the game to see. If you write ANYTHING REMOTELY inappropriate, your message will show up as ####### in the chat.

Thank god my child has no idea you can chat outside the group chat. I monitor him closely.

But I feel like a 10 year old is old enough to not blindly follow a strangers murderous directions.

[Nic B]

Yeah this is weird. How was a 10 year old able to get to a 2 month old without any adults knowing?

[Angiebla]

And was he a foster child in the home?

[Bewitchingstorm]

What. In. The. World?

[marshmallow]

This seemed familiar to me. It happened last year. From the article, it sounds like the children were
"According to the sheriff’s office, investigators were contacted Thursday by the Gulf Coast Kids House about a 2-month-old infant who had suffered serious injuries after being dropped on the kitchen floor by a 10-year-old. During the investigation, it was learned that the older child was communicating with Sykes through Roblox."

"Sykes also instructed the child how to kill the adults the 10-year-old was temporarily living with by cutting their throats with a knife while they slept and burning their house by dousing bed sheets with aerosol spray and setting them on fire."

I think it means the child(ren) were placed in a safe home because they were removed from an unsafe home? That actually makes this story worse.