UPDATE - SHELBYVILLE, TN – WGNS has more news on Patricia Sylvester in Shelbyville. She is the woman who allegedly killed her 11-year-old son Esteban Sylvester and reportedly tried to end the life of her 4-year-old as well. That was Deputy Chief Brian Crews with the Shelbyville Police Department. Crews said, “We’re fortunate he’s still with us today.”
Reports indicate the mother tied-up her 11-year-old's feet and held him down while strangling him to death .
A Shelbyville mother is behind bars after police said she admitted to strangling her 12-year-old son to death and attempting to kill her 4-year-old boy.
A mother named Patricia Sylvester is missing along with her 4-year-old son, Rafael, for whom an endangered child alert has been issued. Her other son, 12, was found dead in his home
UPDATE - SHELBYVILLE, TN – The Shelbyville Police Department is investigating the death of an 11-year-old boy who was found deceased within his residence on Barksdale Lane on Monday night. Authorities say on Monday, July 17th at approximately 9:50pm, the boy’s father arrived at the residence and discovered his son, Esteban Sylvester, unresponsive. Residents nearby came to the aid of the father and called 911.
Reports indicate the mother of the child, Patricia Sylvester, allegedly ki .