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A young Texas couple have been arrested in the murder of an 18-month-old child who was brutally abused before being stomped to death and buried under a bridge wrapped in a blanket, police said.
Joshua Beard, 20, and Alexis Botello, 17, had only been dating for a few months prior to the death of Botello's daughter, Tylea Moore, on July 4.
In an Arlington, Texas, police affidavit obtained by The Huffington Post, officers said that Beard had called the toddler a "little demon" while punching her and that he also abused Botello when she attempted to stop him.
"Botello said Beard was pushing and yelling at Tylea," the report reads. "Botello kept yelling at him to stop, that she was just a baby and didn't understand. Beard then started yelling and hitting Botello."
The alleged abuse only grew worse from there. According to the report:
"Botello went into Tylea's room and picked her up. Tylea looked awful. Her bottom was swollen, she had bruises on her ribs, chest, arms, legs, and even on the top of her feet. She also had bite marks all over her. Tylea had two cuts on her mouth, one on the top lip and one on the bottom lip."
Botello told police that Beard began punching her as she tried to help her child. Beard allegedly then took the little girl and slammed her down on the bed so hard that she bounced off and landed on the ground. He continued to hit the child with closed fists, police said.
Beard then began stomping on Tylea's stomach "over and over again," according to the police report. When Botello tried to stop him, he allegedly hit and choked her.
The child died a short time later, police said.
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Police said that after Tylea died, Beard and Botello went to a Walmart where they bought gloves and two shovels. Investigators said the couple was easily identified leaving the store from surveillance video.
The couple then drove to a remote area, dug a grave under a bridge, wrapped the little girl in a small blue blanket and buried her, according to the police report.
Investigators said they uncovered the body after Botello admitted her involvement and showed police the location.
Tylea's father, Chris Moore, is mourning the loss of his daughter. Moore, a Marine, told KDFW that despite his grief, he doesn't believe his former girlfriend was a willing participant in the crime, but instead scared for her own life.
"I hope that they see that she was in an abusive relationship," Moore told the station. "I mean, we have pictures of bruises all over [Alexis]."
I do not believe in the death penalty, as taking a life is God's power....however, I will mourn not these two anymore than Bundy, Wournos, or Rollings. That means -0-, nada, zilch. Tmay meet their fate in a detention center, prison, or a chamber, if convicted. If so, I will remember the child.
I thought you lefty's were always looking for reasons that some poor guy takes his anger out on an innocent person?
Make up your mind, phlegm wad.
I hope they stick around for a bit though. Their conscience is going to make the remainder of their lives miserable. Being miserable while on death row is just what the doctor ordered.I kinda hope they meet their end in prison. Those guys will do a better job of making them suffer first.
I hope they stick around for a bit though. Their conscience is going to make the remainder of their lives miserable. Being miserable while on death row is just what the doctor ordered.I kinda hope they meet their end in prison. Those guys will do a better job of making them suffer first.
