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Mother of dead 5-year-old Jacksonville girl charged with murder

Two people have been charged with murder after a 5-year-old Jacksonville girl reportedly died from multiple injuries. 

Michelle Cannimore, 26, and Jonte Harris, 26, are both charged with murder and aggravated child abuse.

The murder charges were filed October 29, 2018.

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Zykerria Robinson was the girl at the center of an abuse investigation at Oak Tree Apartments. Investigators said Zykerria had head trauma and adult bite marks on her body.

Zykerria's organs were donated and and will reportedly be used to save at least five lives. The Jacksonville community held a vigil last week to remember the little girl.

ORIGINAL STORY: The officer wrote that the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office responded to the couple's home:

“… of Michelle Cannimore (co-defendent) and Jonte Harris (suspect) due to the victim being found unresponsive and unconscious in the home. Cannimore informed detectives that she sent the victim to the bathroom after she "wet" herself.

A short time later, she heard a "thud" in the bathroom and when she went in to check on the victim, she found her unresponsive in the bathtub facedown in the water."

Cannimore called 911 and the victim was transported to the hospital by Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department (JFRD) with life threatening injuries…. ”

According to the arrest report, Harris admitted the previous story about the victim falling in the bathtub was a lie fabricated to protect him.

The injured child was left on a couch for hours because the suspects were worried about the legal and criminal repercussions, the report said.

The arrest report also said that the victim had multiple injuries throughout her body in multiple stages of healing, which is indicative of long-term abuse.

Cox Media Group

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