The body of a 2-year-old boy who disappeared in the US is found in the mouth of an alligator.

The macabre discovery occurred a day following the agents found the body of the mother, who was stabbed to death in her apartment

The boy’s father, who is hospitalized with cuts to his hands and arms, has refused to speak to investigators.

The Police of St. Petersburg (Florida, USA) located This Friday the lifeless body of Taylen Mosley, a two-year-old African-American boy, in the jaws of an alligator. The boy had been missing since his mother was found dead the day before.

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On Thursday, officers found the parent, 20-year-old Pashun Jeffrey, dead following she was stabbed to death in her apartment. The main suspect in the crime is the boy’s father, 21-year-old Thomas Mosley, who will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder, both for Pashun and Taylen.

Volunteer Search for Taylen: Anyone who wants to help #stpetepd search for missing 2 y/o Taylen Mosley, gather at 8 a.m., Saturday, at the tent in the Winn Dixie parking lot, 11100 4th St. N. Teams will go with officers. Wear comfortable shoes, hats, sunscreen, & water. pic.twitter.com/TpNuMZH9r2

— St. Pete Police (@StPetePD) March 31, 2023

During the search for the minor in Lake Maggior, located a few kilometers from the residential complex where the family lived, the police noticed an alligator that had “an object in its mouth”, commented Police Chief Anthony Holloway. After shooting it, the reptile dropped Taylen’s body, and the agents managed to recover it intact.

The boy’s father, who is hospitalized with cuts to his hands and arms, has refused to speak to investigators. At the moment, he lacks a lawyer who can speak on his behalf.

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According to police, neighbors heard an altercation near the couple’s apartment on Wednesday night, but did not alert anyone. The same day Thomas Mosley showed up at his mother’s house with injuries and was later admitted to a local hospital.

Having not heard from her daughter, Pashun’s mother contacted the administrator of the residential complex and it was then that the young woman was found at “a very violent crime scene” where she had been stabbed repeatedly.

Police have not revealed how little Taylen died and whether the alligator, in whose mouth they found him, played any role in it.

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