Florida Mom Allegedly Forced Daughters to Drink Bleach, Killing 3-Year-Old

Joanne Zephir allegedly blamed a "voodoo spell" for the incident on Sunday, which claimed the life of her 3-year-old daughter and injured her 8-year-old after the trio ingested bleach


A Florida mom of two has been arrested after she allegedly confessed to forcing her daughters to drink bleach, killing one of them, police said.

Osceola County Sheriff Marcos R. Lopez told reporters during a press conference Tuesday that 36-year-old Joanne Zephir blamed a "voodoo spell" for the incident on Sunday, which claimed the life of her 3-year-old daughter and injured her 8-year-old after the trio ingested bleach.

Authorities said Zephir and her two children were located outside a Poinciana, Fla., church that same day.

Zephir was found unconscious in the driver's seat of a vehicle, while the toddler was unresponsive in the back seat. Deputies discovered the 8-year-old girl out in the roadway near the church entrance, authorities said.
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