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Horrifying police bodycam captures mother's reaction to learning infant died in babysitter’s care
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4:29Now PlayingGut-wrenching police bodycam footage captured the moment a devastated Illinois mother howled in anguish upon learning her 10-month-old daughter died while in the care of a babysitter — who was later charged with smothering the infant.
The disturbing clip showed a panicked Branda Nichelle rushing to a home in Pekin, where a swarm of officers were investigating after her baby, Sylvie Zacovic, was found face down and unresponsive in a crib in June 2024, according reports and the footage obtained by Body Cam Edition.
“Is she breathing?” the shaken mother asked a Pekin police officer, as her daughter’s unusually calm babysitter, Makenna Rhodes, 22, tried to console her.
Moments later, a paramedic delivered the heartbreaking news to the wailing mother.
Police were seen transporting the distraught parent to the hospital, where little Sylvie was pronounced dead, while remaining officers at the scene discussed the possibility that the baby may have been suffocated by a blanket and then turned over on her stomach, the shocking footage showed.
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