'I took my 4-year-old hunting – trolls say I'm raising murderer but I'm a good mum'

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accused of "raising a murderer" because she takes her daughter hunting with her.She received chilling messages from outraged trolls who said her little girl, Lyla, then four, would be an “assassin” one day.Now, 12 months on, Jessica chatted with the Daily Star to reflect on the hate spewed in her direction. READ MORE: Mum warned she's raising a 'murderer' as she takes daughter, 4, hunting with her "There were a lot of sick comments from people saying things like my daughter was going to be a human killer and that it should be mine or my daughter’s blood all over me," she said.Jesica, 24, has been hunting since she was a child and she now heads off with her gun once a week.And the New Zealand based hunter, who is a full-time stay-at-home mum to two girls, said the activity actually makes her a good parent.Explaining why, she said: "Everyone has their own way of keeping their mental health in check."Being a full-time mum to two beautiful girls can be a handful and mentally exhausting at times and for me hunting is my reset button."It’s my way of clearing my head and my way to be the best mum I possibly can be."I understand it’s not for everyone and a lot of people don’t understand it but just because it’s not for you is no reason to judge people."Everyone has their own way of coping and this is mine."But Jesica doesn’t just hunt for her mental health, she also does it to provide food for those less fortunate and to help farmers and the wildlife itself.And referring to hunter misconceptions, she said: "Some people think we kill animals for fun and we enjoy seeing animals die."They don’t see that we do it to source our own food and they don’t see the ones we leave to grow up the things we do to keep the animals and wildlife.