Mother killed in Daytona Beach arson murder was found with 100 stab wounds

A mother found dead when firefighters rushed to extinguish a blaze in her Daytona Beach apartment appeared to have been stabbed 100 times, an arrest affidavit said.

On Nov. 21, the Daytona Beach Fire Department said crews battled the flames at an apartment in the 1200 block of Beville Road around midnight and found one adult and three children in the home.

According to the affidavit, the apartment was fully engulfed with flames and large plumes of black smoke were coming from the windows and doors.

An infant infant was found in a crib near the mother and was later pronounced dead at the Halifax Medical Center, and the other two children were transported to Shands Children's Hospital in Gainesville.

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Firefighters discovered a woman stabbed to death when they rushed to extinguish a blaze early Tuesday at an apartment in Daytona Beach, while her three young children were taken in critical condition to a hospital where the youngest, an infant, died.

According to the affidavit, the mother, Den’Jah Moore, was pronounced dead at the scene and was found suffering from about 100 stab wounds in addition to severe burns.

Officials also noted in the affidavit that all four burners on the kitchen stove were turned on and had large amounts of miscellaneous burnt paper and a box located on top.