20-year-old U.S Army Specialist, Dartarious Graham, was charged with capital murder involving the death of his 2-year-old daughter, Peyton Graham. The man beat his daughter to death after getting upset with her for soiling her diaper, as stated on Monday. Peyton was found unconscious decorated with suspicious injure marks from her father, she later died the following Saturday. Investigators later discovered that the man had a record of beating the child and that the mother had failed to protect the baby, let alone call for any help. The day of the tragic incident, the cousin of Graham, witnessed the beating in the child's room and failed to call for help. Due to failure to call for help, the mother and cousin were also arrested and charged with "Injury to a Child by omission". The three adults are being held in El Paso County Jail, and Dartarious Graham could life without parole or face the death penalty , if convicted.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/police-texas-solider-beat-daughter-death-25678224
This really makes me sad. Also it kinda makes you wonder about the stress these military officials are being put under. I mean you have to be pretty messed up to do something like murder a 2 year old...
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