Woman Who Tortured 11-Year-Old Girl to Death Confronted by Police in Disturbing Footage
A South Carolina woman has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering 11-year-old A’Kyri Bell. Newly released police footage shows an officer confronting Camisha McGaskey over the child’s extensive injuries, including approximately 100 scars. Medical testimony established that Bell suffered prolonged abuse and died from blunt-force injuries. McGaskey was convicted of murder and obstruction of justice.
HORRY COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA — November 6, 2026
A South Carolina woman convicted of murdering an 11-year-old girl is back in the spotlight after police bodycam footage revealed the moment investigators confronted her about the child’s horrific injuries.
Camisha McGaskey was sentenced to life in prison in October 2026 for the murder of A’Kyri Bell, who died in June 2025 while living in McGaskey’s Carolina Forest home.
The newly published footage, obtained by WMBF News from the 15th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, shows investigators questioning McGaskey on the night Bell died.
What followed was an interview filled with troubling explanations, shifting accounts, and questions that became considerably harder to answer once the evidence reached a courtroom.
An Officer Struggles to Describe the Injuries
During the interview, an officer confronted McGaskey about the extensive injuries covering Bell’s body.
He described approximately 100 or more scars, including both older and newer injuries, and expressed disbelief that anyone living in the household could have failed to notice them.
The officer made little effort to conceal his disgust.
At trial, a detective described Bell as the most severely beaten child he had encountered in his career.
Medical testimony was equally devastating. A physician testified that Bell had suffered child torture, while a forensic pathologist determined that she died from complications of blunt-force injuries to her head.
A Bathroom Accident That Didn’t Add Up
McGaskey told investigators Bell had fallen in the bathroom and was discovered partially inside a bathtub.
But prosecutors presented a very different account.
According to their case, McGaskey beat the child and held her head underwater. A child living in the home testified that a toddler had screamed that Bell was drowning.
A responding paramedic also testified that Bell was fully clothed and completely dry, despite the explanation involving a fall in the shower.
The bathroom accident explanation had a serious problem: the physical evidence wasn’t cooperating.
Missing Cameras and Contradictory Statements
Investigators also questioned McGaskey about surveillance cameras inside the home.
She claimed she did not know much about the camera system.
However, testimony at trial revealed messages allegedly sent from her phone asking about a camera being placed in the trash and directing someone to delete footage.
Her sister, Alexandria Thomas, testified that cameras from the home were discarded after Bell’s death.
McGaskey also gave conflicting accounts of Bell’s father’s whereabouts, initially saying he was in Texas before later suggesting he had visited the children.
No evidence was presented placing him in Horry County on the day Bell died, and he has not been charged in connection with her death.
A Life Sentence, but More Charges Remain
On October 23, 2026, a jury found McGaskey guilty of murder and obstruction of justice.
She received a life sentence.
The case is not entirely finished. McGaskey and her mother, Margaret Roberson, also face separate trafficking charges involving five children, including Bell. Prosecutors hope to bring those charges to trial in March 2027.
Those allegations remain pending and have not resulted in convictions.
For A’Kyri Bell, the outcome came far too late.
The evidence presented at trial painted a devastating picture of a child who endured prolonged abuse inside a home where she should have been safe.
And the police footage leaves viewers with one particularly disturbing question:
How could an 11-year-old accumulate so many visible injuries without someone intervening before it was too late?
The Daily Source
Reporting based on WMBF News coverage, police interview footage released through the 15th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, and testimony reported from McGaskey’s October 2026 trial.
SOURCES:
1. WMBF News — Police Interview Investigation
2. WMBF News — Police Bodycam Footage
3. WMBF News — Trial Verdict
https://www.wmbfnews.com/2026/10/24/jury-finds-mcgaskey-guilty-death-11-year-old-girl/
4. WYFF 4 — Sentencing
https://www.wyff4.com/article/life-sentence-child-abuse-death/74241852
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