Las Vegas police arrested a babysitter accused of stabbing a 3-year-old girl to death.
Marketta Phillips, aged 41, is facing charges for committing murder with a deadly weapon. The incident took place at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday in an apartment located on the 4200 block of Channel 10 Drive, which is about five miles south of downtown Vegas.
Jeremy Ross, the father of the child named “Journei,” was at work when the attack occurred, as reported by FOX News Digital. Phillips allegedly stabbed the child and fled the scene before the father returned home.
Ross made the discovery when he returned home.
“Seeing her face [the babysitter] for the first time, horrible,” Whitson told KGNS News. “You did that to my baby. How?”
“I wish I had never met this woman. I wish I had just left her alone.”
Ross disclosed that Phillips used to frequent his apartment during their tumultuous relationship. He mentioned that he did not observe any concerning indicators of severe mental distress or any signs that could have predicted such a tragic event.
“I saw her [Phillips] in the kitchen lying on her side,” Ross explained. “There was dried up blood, and I thought she was cooking and cut herself.”
“I went to the room and saw my baby girl right there. I said, ‘What did you do to my child?’ And instantly called 911, doing chest compressions, everything for my child … Right when I called 911 is when she booked it out of the house.”
Las Vegas police arrived to find Journie suffering from multiple stab wounds inside the apartment. They performed emergency aid until paramedics took over.
She was transported to a hospital, where she later died. Police arrested Phillips nearby.
Phillips made her first appearance at the Regional Justice Center Thursday, where a judge denied bond.
The story is developing. Check back for updates.
[Feature Photo: SS via KGNS News/Journie]
