Police report: Rebekah Baptiste told police her stepmother hit her with a brush and belt in 2024

A newly released police report reveals what young Rebekah Baptiste told police nine months before her death.

At the time, the 9-year-old was living at a Phoenix apartment with her dad and his girlfriend.

Phoenix police were called to investigate when Rebekah ran away from home and ended up at a Phoenix gas station on October 17, 2024. She told a store manager her stepmother was abusing her. She was taken to Phoenix Children’s Hospital, where Phoenix police and the Arizona Department of Child Safety got involved…

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