‘My whole reason for living’: Mother of girl mauled by gators recounts her sorrow

MIAMI — Quatisha Maycock, 5, had just learned how to write her name and practiced scribbling it every day up until she was thrown into the Everglades and left to be eaten by alligators.

Shandelle Maycock, Quatisha’s mother, broke down Monday as she detailed how her daughter loved coloring, playing with dolls, dressing up and especially going to school to learn new things alongside her classmates.

“Quatisha was my whole reason for living,” May-cock said on the stand. “(She was) the only person I knew really loved me besides God.”…

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