Judge Accepts Mother’s Claim COVID Made Her Kill Her Infant Daughter
A Miami woman was acquitted after claiming COVID-19 caused her to drown her infant and stab her husband and other daughter. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Miguel de la O acquitted Precious Bland on reason of insanity last…
A Miami woman was acquitted after claiming COVID-19 caused her to drown her infant and stab her husband and other daughter.
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Miguel de la O acquitted Precious Bland on reason of insanity last Tuesday, NBC6 reportedWednesday. Her attorney said during the bench trial that a psychotic episode triggered by COVID-19 was responsible for the fatal incident that occurred at her home on Aug. 23, 2021.
“Jesus Christ is coming and COVID is going to kill US all,” she began telling family members the night of the incident before insisting to baptize them, according to a police report, NBC6 reported.
Bland held her 15-month-old daughter underwater in the bathtub soon after, per the report. She reportedly stabbed her husband multiple times when he tried to intervene. She also reportedly stabbed her 16-year-old daughter in the forearm before she, her three siblings, and father escaped the house.
The Miami-Dade Circuit Court did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
Bland’s husband and teenage daughter were treated for their wounds, NBC6 reported