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Victoria Phanhtharat ,Penis Fred Mendez
http://www.kfor.com/news/local/kfor...r-boyfriend-arrested-20111031,3,3493424.storyOKLAHOMA CITY -- Police in Oklahoma City investigate a tragic case of child abuse. A 3-year-old girl is found beaten to death. The girl's mother and boyfriend are behind bars accused of the murder.
It happened at an apartment complex near 122nd St. and Stratford Dr.
That's where Victoria Phanhtharath is accused of abusing and killing her little girl.
In addition to the victim's mother, the boyfriend, Freddy Mendez, is also charged with murder.
Neighbors admit they're stunned by the girls death and the criminal case against the couple.
"There's no words to describe when a child dies before they have the chance to live. It's ridiculous," neighbor Thomas Justice said.
Neighbors say the suspects initally told them the child died from chocking while eating breakfast.
Investigators say the truth is much more sinister.
"The child showed multiple signs of abuse, according to medical personnel. Sadly, the child succumbed to her injuries," OK Police MSgt. Gary Knight said.
Knight said by the time officers arrived at the suspects' apartment, the little girl already appeared unresponsive.
Right now it's unclear if the alleged abuse had been ongoing or what sparked the fatal incident.
"Anytime you deal with a homicide, it's a tragedy, but it's shocking to the conscience when it's a 3-year-old child who dies from someone who is supposed to love them," MSgt. Knight said.
The two suspects remain behind bars at the county jail.
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Police: Dead Child Showed Signs Of Abuse
Nov 1 2011
http://www.koco.com/news/29649326/detail.html#ixzz1hEPdk8MgOKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma City mother and her boyfriend remain behind bars Tuesday after their arrest in the death of the woman’s 3-year-old daughter.
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Oklahoma City police say they were called about an unresponsive 3-year-old child in the 12800 block of Stratford Drive about 9:20 a.m. Sunday.
Hawkins was then transported to Children’s Hospital, where medical personnel informed officers that she showed multiple signs of abuse.
Officers then interviewed and subsequently arrested Phanhtharath and Mendez on child abuse charges.
Phanhtharath was Hawkins’ biological mother and Mendez was Phanhtharath’s boyfriend.
A neighbor, Chiquita Thrower, said, “From my bedroom window I heard her screaming and crying. I figured something bad had happened.â€
Another neighbor told Eyewitness News 5 that he heard loud banging and screaming coming from the apartment above. He said at one point the floors shook.
Both Phanhtharath and Mendez have previously been arrested for possession of marijuana in separate incidences.
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Alexis Hawkins, 3, of Oklahoma City, died Oct. 31 at The Children's Hospital at OU Medical Center. Authorities said she died of injuries consistent with child abuse.
Court Documents Reveal Abuse Before OKC Toddler's Death
Nov 2 2011
http://www.news9.com/story/15936270/court-documents-reveal-abuse-before-okc-toddlers-deathOKLAHOMA CITY – A probable cause affidavit shows 3-year-old Alexis Hawkins was shoved into a wooden bed and beaten with a shoe a day before she died.
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Police interviewed the child's mother Victoria Phanhtharath, 22, and her boyfriend, Freddy Mendez, 24. Phanhtharath said before Alexis was taken to the hospital, Mendez had been yelling at her because she wouldn't eat. She said Mendez told her to get a shoe so he could spank the little girl.
Phanhtharath retrieved a brown, braided leather shoe and said Mendez hit the child all over her body with it. She said this was not the first time Mendez had beaten the child. She said in the past, Mendez had also picked up Alexis by the neck and "shaken her like a rag doll."
Phanhtharath said Mendez eventually told her to take care of Alexis because he did not want to deal with her. Phanhtharath said she took her daughter to a bedroom and became so frustrated she shoved the little girl, and that's when the child struck her head on a wooden baby bed.
Phanhtharath said Alexis began choking and her eyes rolled back into her head. That's when the couple took the girl to the hospital. Alexis died Monday, October 31, from her injuries.
The mother of Alexis Hawkins, a 3-year-old girl who was beaten to death, and the mother's boyfriend were charged Tuesday with first-degree murder.
Nov 15 2011
http://newsok.com/oklahoma-couple-c...death-of-girl-3/article/3623477#ixzz1hEQwpOrxThe mother of a 3-year-old girl who was beaten to death and her boyfriend were charged Tuesday with first-degree murder.
Victoria Phanhtharath, 22, and Freddy Mendez, 24, are accused of killing Alexis Hawkins, who died of head trauma and blunt force, according to the state medical examiner's office. Her death was ruled a homicide.
The couple also were charged with child abuse and enabling child abuse. If convicted, they could spend the rest of their lives in prison.
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She had severe brain swelling and bruises all over her body, Oklahoma City police reported.
Phanhtharath told police she shoved her daughter out of frustration, causing the girl to strike her head on a wooden baby bed. The mother said she saw the girl's eyes roll back in her head and she began choking, police reported.
The boyfriend was screaming at Alexis for not eating and beat her with a leather shoe before the incident, the mother told police.
She said he was always beating the girl and picked her up by the neck and shook her like a “rag doll†on occasions.
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