Posted on 07/25/2025 12:41:34 PM PDT by Morgana
Horrifying police bodycam footage captured a stricken mother's primal cry of grief as she realized her 10-month-old baby girl had died under the care of her babysitter.
The tear-jerking moment unfolded on June 26, 2024, in Pekin, Illinois, when Branda Nichelle, the mother of little Sylvie Zacovic, broke down outside the home of her infant daughter's babysitter, Makenna Rhodes, 22.
Rhodes is set to go on trial for murder in October, with bodycam footage unearthed by Body Cam Edition likely to become central to the shocking case.
Nichelle was seen in the footage racing from her workplace after Rhodes called her to say Sylvie was found unresponsive in her cot, with paramedics and police already gathered at the home.
As she approached Rhodes' home, Nichelle began screaming as she was told that Sylvie was found in gravely serious condition, unresponsive and being taken to hospital.
'Oh my god, oh my god,' she wailed in the bodycam footage. 'She's just... oh my god.'
Rhodes tried to hug her, but Nichelle brushed her off before getting into a police cruiser to get to hospital.
Sylvie was tragically pronounced dead 30 minutes later, and police were seen immediately raising suspicions about Rhodes, saying she appeared 'too calm' as the chaos was unfolding.
In separate police footage that same day, Rhodes and her boyfriend were seen being interrogated as investigators realized Sylvie's death may not have been a tragic accident.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Me either
I remember a neurosurgeon who had just operated on my mother at a world famous hospital. His 15 second interaction with me was breathtakingly insensitive. But during my time working in a hospital I eventually came to learn that many surgeons are,in fact,bastards.
There is no info in this article about what happened. Was the boyfriend there? Did she intentionally hurt the baby? Was it an accident? Did she leave the baby alone?
It’s a little too early to discuss lynching.
As a pcp friend once said.
Surgeons are like car mechanics. Not for public.
That’s why there are pcps
Customer service.
I’m talking about a mindset, not confined to a particular skin color. I remember reading about an 18 yo white female in court for stomping a 14 yo wf who was curlier up on the ground screaming and the 18yo had someone taping the whole thing and posted it to TikTok to increase her following. The judge was not inclined to leniency.
Me neither. I will send up a prayer instead.
Lord, have mercy. 😥
That’s what I get for not reading the article.
😢
Actually, it IS in the article.
She smothered the baby.
As far away as your money can reach..
It’s the “New” American dream...
Ugh
Yea sure....
The obsession with race on some FR threads is no different from the obsession with race on the Left.
In this case, the killer happens to be a white woman, so why are people talking about black criminals on this thread?
Everyone involved is white.
Thanks, I missed it.
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