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Thursday, February 13, 2025

"Murder? I didn't kill her, the dog did!"

A 34-year-old woman who allegedly ordered a 100-pound dog to attack a 9-year-old girl before beating her to death told police detectives she was using “scare tactics” to get the girl to behave.

Tyshael Elise Martin is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in the death of Jamaria Sessions. Authorities released videos of her interrogation with investigators from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office to Orlando ABC affiliate WFTV and NBC affiliate WESH. Martin was insistent that she “didn’t cause her death.”