The tragic death of 10-year-old Rebekah Baptiste has left a community in mourning and seeking answers after the girl was found in severe distress in a remote part of Apache County on July 27. According to FOX 10 Phoenix, Rebekah was unresponsive when she was discovered, and she was taken to Phoenix Children’s Hospital, where she later died.
Prosecutors pointed to what they described as “long-term, horrendous abuse” as the cause of her death, revealing that Rebekah suffered from severe brain bleeding that left her brain-dead, as per FOX 10 Phoenix. Her father, Richard Baptiste, and his girlfriend, Anicia Woods, face first-degree murder and child abuse charges, with court documents indicating the girl’s frequent need for medical care due to similar injuries…