Ga. toddler killed by teen sister, police say

By: Crimesider Staff
Topics: Daily Blotter

Sasha Jackson, 2, allegedly was murdered by her 13-year-old sister in DeKalb County, Ga.

/ Cbsatlanta.com

(CBS/AP) ATLANTA - Tyasia Jackson, 13, has been charged with stabbing her 2-year-old sister, Sasha Jackson, to death in DeKalb County, Ga. The child was stabbed multiple times and her body was found by her father behind the family's townhouse on Monday, county police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said.

The slaying occurred during the time that Tyasia Jackson was left home alone with her four younger siblings, all under the age of 5, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. At some point, Tyasia phoned her stepfather and mother saying that her 2-year-old half-sister, Sasha Jackson, was missing, the newspaper says.

When the parents returned home, the teen reportedly helped in the search for Sasha. After the body was found, police were called and when they arrived they confirmed that an assailant had stabbed the child several times.

Police ultimately took Tyasia Jackson in for further questioning and later that night the girl made a call to her stepfather, Shelton Ray, confessing to Sasha Jackson's murder, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Tyasia Jackson made her first court appearance on Tuesday.

"We love you," Tyasia's stepfather called across the courtroom to the teen. Her mother, Haneefa Ray, wept, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution says.

Tyasia Jackson will be tried as an adult.

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by Lyndia2 November 29, 2012 2:25 PM EST: The parents should not have left the 13 year old with those children but she should not have KILLED HER SISTER. No excuse. Why didn't she kill the other children? She knew what she was doing and she should be in ail for the rest of her life.; Reply to this comment


by txsunshyne November 26, 2012 11:25 AM EST: I agree that the parents should be held responsible here too. BUT Tyasia is just as wrong, ALL people know killing is wrong and she made a choice to do it. Stressed or not, there were other avenues for her to take.; Reply to this comment


by angelofurnightmare November 24, 2012 10:39 AM EST: at 13 I did babysit my 4 younger siblings. Altho I never seriously hurt them I wasn't really capable of handling the stress and they weren't that young! We fought and yes everyone ended up bruised and bashed...it was stupid of my parents to expect so much of me. How you can leave a child to care for so many others is beyond me! What this 13 yr old did was horrible, but she is just a child herself and should have never been put in this situation. I do feel its the parents for leaving her alone to handle so much & for doing whatever they did that made a 13 yr old think that repeatedly stabbing another human being was ok; Reply to this comment


by FormerUSMCSergeant November 23, 2012 8:08 PM EST: These people had 5 kids they obviously couldn't care for. As a result, one is dead and the other will probably spend most of her life in prison.; Reply to this comment

by intelhonest November 22, 2012 4:14 PM EST

How can we explain this without being able to point to an an inanimate object we can ban, or a national organization we can blame? If only there were a NKA (National Knife Association) we could blame for supporting the right to own sharp or pointy things.

A terrible tragedy, one which we will only see happen more often as society is afraid to address the real root cause. Instead many choose to blame objects or blame "someone" else, rather than realize evil is committed by PEOPLE, not objects, and PEOPLE are responsible for their own actions, not someone else. Yes, their is a reason a 13 year old believes a solution to a problem is to end the life of a sibling. But the reason is not access to a sharp or pointy object. Seeing that object on a table or in a drawer did not instantly turn a good person into an evil person.

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by enlightenu November 26, 2012 10:48 AM EST: Do you have a point?

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