Police have confirmed the discovery of a two-year-old boy in the jaws of an alligator in a Florida swamp, USAbehind the murder of his mother at the hands of your partner. The detainee is charged with two counts of first degree murder.

The minor, identified as Taylor Mosley, had been declared missing in St. Petersburg, Florida. Saint Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway reported that the body he found in the jaws of an alligator in Lake Maggiore, south of the city.

“It is with a heavy heart that we report that we have found the body of Taylen Mosley in Lake Maggiore. Her father, Thomas Mosley, is indicted on two counts of first-degree murder,” St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway said. , it’s a statement.

Holloway indicated that the agents investigating the case realized that the animal was carrying something in its jaws. As they approached, they realized that it was the body of a minor.

They fired a bullet at the alligator

The officers they fired a bullet against the alligator, they killed it and forced it to leave the body of the child. However, police indicated that it is not clear how he died or if he was dead before reaching the lake.

No details of the child’s death are known, according to local media. In addition, they indicate that the victim’s father is hospitalized and faces two murder charges.

Police were looking for Taylen Mosley since last Thursday, when they found her mother Pashun Jeffery killed by “multiple stab wounds” inside her apartment after following a blood trail from her vehicle. Her son, the 2-year-old boy, was declared missing.

Thomas Mosley, Taylen’s father, went to the local hospital with “cuts to his hands and arms”. He is now a suspect in two murders.