Key West Woman Faces Attempted Murder Charge

On August 7^th Key West Police responded to allegations of child abuse against a 7-year-old. The father of the child stated that within the last several months he has noticed behavioral changes with the child, as well as instances of the child waking up in the morning with swollen, irritated eyes, with no explanation as to why. The father’s girlfriend is Amber Desirae Pratt.

The victim’s father became suspicious after noticing the changes in the child behavior and began reviewing video recordings from inside the home. He discovered multiple disturbing videos, including a video where Pratt is seen covering the 7-year-old victim’s head and body with a pillow and blanket and forcefully applying her bodyweight on top of the victim. The victim can be seen squirming in the video and later told Detectives that he could not breathe at the time, and he was struggling to get out.

Videos from other dates inside the residence show Pratt enter the victim’s bedroom and covertly approach the victim while he is asleep in bed. Pratt can be seen sprinkling an unknown substance on the victim’s head and face area, causing an immediate reaction to the child. This type of incident occurred on more than one occasion.

These videos were provided to law enforcement by the victim’s father. Pratt was placed under arrest and transported to the Monroe County Detention Center. Pratt is being charged with attempted first-degree premeditated murder and child abuse with no great bodily harm.