Last Updated on: 18th August 2021, 09:34 pm
Who is Jessica Bortle of Bonifay, Florida US?
Jessica Bortle is a Florida mother behind bars after police said she killed her special needs daughter in a hospital room last month.
On Tuesday morning, the Pensacola Police Department announced Bortle’s arrest. She is charged with manslaughter.
Jessica Bortle Age
Her current age is 34 years.
Why Accused? Daughter Jasmine Singletary Death
Bortle’s daughter, Jasmine Singletary, 14, was born with a neuromuscular disease.
On July 8, after an infection, she was transferred to the Sacred Heart of the Assumption in Pensacola.
On July 13, shortly before her death, Jasmin, Bortle, and Bortle’s mother were alone in the room. Hospital staff said the boy died despite rescue efforts, NBC 25 reports.
On July 21, autopsy results showed the victim had “severe internal injuries to his ribs and liver.” The wounds were not there when she was hospitalized. Police said the injuries “must have occurred while Jasmine was in her hospital bed.”
Security footage was reportedly filmed as Bortle left the hospital room. As per the police report, “she was shaking and flexing her hand as if she was in pain,” the police report says.
Mother Jessica Bortle Arrested
Although Jessica Bortle initially denied doing anything to her daughter, she eventually admitted that she “hit Singletary’s stomach with the hospital table and then leaned against the table with her weight.”
Jessica Bortle reportedly added that she became angry when her daughter started cursing her for the colors of the crayons.
Police arrested Bortle and sentenced her to the Escambia County Jail.
As of yet, there is no immediate information on Bortle’s mother and if she will be charged.
