The Florida mother said a "voodoo spell" is the reason she harmed her children, actions that resulted in the killing of her three-year-old.

Joanne Zephir was arrested in 2022 after she allegedly stabbed her husband before making her two daughters drink bleach and strangling one to death.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a Florida mom who was accused of making her children drink bleach and strangling her toddler to death, according to NBC affiliate WESH.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a mom accused of forcing her daughters to drink bleach and strangling her 3-year-old to death in 2022.RELATED: Osceola mom accused of making kids drink bleach charged with 3-year-old's murder Sign up for our NewslettersJoanne Zephir,

Florida prosecutors have announced their intent to pursue the death penalty against Joanne Zephir, 38, a mother accused of forcing her young daughters to ingest bleach and subsequently choking one of them to death.