Arizona’s Department of Child Safety is disputing the number of times that school officials say they called the agency to report allegations of abuse against the father of Rebekah Baptiste.
The 10-year-old girl, according to records, was found by police in Holbrook bruised, not breathing, and appearing malnourished. She died on July 30 after being transported to Phoenix Children’s hospital.
Baptiste’s father, Richard Baptiste, 32, and his girlfriend, Anicia Woods, 29, have been charged in the girl’s murder.
Before moving to northeastern Arizona, the Baptiste family was living in Phoenix. Several sources tell ABC15 that Rebekah’s dad had regained custody of her and two siblings after all the kids had been in foster care…