DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. — A Jacksonville mother was named the suspect in the deadly stabbing of her 6-year-old daughter last year, but according to court documents, she will not face charges.
Action News Jax reported in 2020 when the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested Purkanah Mayo for second-degree murder after officers found the woman and the child suffering from stab wounds at an Arlington home. The young girl later died of her injuries.
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#JSO has made an arrest in the investigation of the murder of a 6 year old child that occurred on August 19, 2020, in the area of 1800 New Haven Road.
— Jax Sheriff's Office (@JSOPIO) August 28, 2020
Purkanah Mayo (Black/Female, 36) has been charged with Murder in the Second Degree. pic.twitter.com/eEUKXw8peT
The Florida Department of Children and Families said the mother did not have parental rights of the child, and at the time of the stabbing, the mother was visiting the child’s home.
On Sept. 22, 2021, court records show Mayo was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
She was deemed unable to stand trial and placed in a mental health treatment facility.
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