• The physique of a lacking 2-year-old boy was found in the mouth of an alligator in Florida.
• The day earlier than, the boy’s mom had been stabbed to dying in her residence.
• The child’s father has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

The physique of a lacking 2-year-old boy in Florida has been found in the mouth of an alligator, the day after his mom was stabbed to dying.

Tylan Mosley’s father, Thomas Mosley, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the child and Pashawn Jeffrey, 20, the boy’s mom. associated Press knowledgeable of.

St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway stated the boy was found Friday after officers noticed an alligator with “an object in its mouth” in a lake, which they instantly realized was the child’s physique.

The officers fired on the alligator, inflicting the child to fall. Police stated the reptile has since been euthanized.

“We’re sorry it had to end this way,” Holloway stated at a information convention.

Police stated it was not but clear how the child died and whether or not he was lifeless earlier than falling into the lake. new york post knowledgeable of.

Police have been looking for the child after Jeffery was found lifeless of a number of stab wounds inside his residence on Thursday afternoon at what police described as “a very violent crime scene.”

Neighbors heard a loud commotion close to his residence on Wednesday night time, however the police weren’t referred to as.

Mosley, the boy’s father, checked into a neighborhood hospital on Wednesday night time with accidents to his arm and hand. Police stated he was nonetheless in the hospital until Friday night time and was refusing to speak to authorities.