BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — Trial has been set for December for a Bakersfield couple accused of torture and homicide.
Raya Mata, Jr., 31, and Graciela Bustamonte, 27, face numerous charges — including murder — after the body of Mata’s daughter Genesis, 8, was discovered inside a bathtub at La Quinta Inn on Riverside Drive in August.
Investigators say the girl suffered burns, bruises, and cuts from head to toe as a result of days of abuse. Mata reportedly admitted to punching the girl in the stomach…