OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Osceola County deputies have released new details in the case of a mother and her two children found unconscious in a car near Poinciana on Mother’s Day.
On Tuesday, the Osceola County Sheriff said Joanne Zephir admitted to making both her children drink bleach and choking her three-year-old to death.
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According to deputies, on Mother’s Day Zephir called a family member to say she killed her 3-year-old child and that her 8-year-old was about to die.
Investigators were able to track Zephir’s phone to a park in the area of Old Pleasant Hill Road in the Poinciana area.
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When deputies arrived, they found Zephir unconscious inside the car with her 3-year-old child and the 8-year-old unconscious near the roadway.
All three were taken to a hospital, but the 3-year-old did not survive.
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Investigators said Zephir told them it was a voodoo spell that made her harm her children.
Zephir is currently in the Osceola County jail facing attempted murder and child abuse charges.
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Deputies said she could face more serious charges once a toxicology report is finalized.
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