McCaylah Watkins Age 10;Killed by Father/Stepmother..
Source:http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/6436202.html
Details Released About Circumstances Surrounding Child's Death
Posted: 6:22 AM Mar 12, 2007
Last Updated: 6:26 PM Mar 13, 2007
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A 10-year-old child found dead in her family's apartment in
central Kentucky was routinely belittled and lived in fear of
upsetting her father, relatives and neighbors said.
McCaylah Watkins' bruised and lifeless body was found in
her family's Winchester apartment Sunday. Her father Patrick
Watkins, 30, and his wife, Joy Watkins, were charged with
first-degree criminal abuse on a child under 12. Police said
their investigation lead them to file more charges against the
couple.
Police said the child was dead for at least 45 minutes
before emergency workers were called to the apartment,
The Lexington Herald-Leader reported Tuesday on its Web
site. Family members and neighbors said the couple often
cursed the girl and called her harsh names in public.
Joy Watkins' grandmother, Betty Stokley, who lives next door
to the couple, said Patrick Watkins was cruel to McCaylah, his
daughter from a previous marriage. Stokley said she had seen
him kick the girl in the back, knocking her down.
Winchester police Capt. Harvey Craycraft said McCaylah had
"trauma injuries" on her body. Patrick Watkins told police that
the girl had fallen down some stairs, Craycraft said.
Officials with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services declined
to comment on past or current investigations involving the Watkinses.
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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Source:
A 10-year-old child found dead in her family's apartment in
central Kentucky was routinely belittled and lived in fear of
upsetting her father, relatives and neighbors said.
McCaylah Watkins' bruised and lifeless body was found in
her family's Winchester apartment Sunday. Her father Patrick
Watkins, 30, and his wife, Joy Watkins, were charged with
first-degree criminal abuse on a child under 12. Police said
their investigation lead them to file more charges against the
couple.
Police said the child was dead for at least 45 minutes
before emergency workers were called to the apartment,
The Lexington Herald-Leader reported Tuesday on its Web
site. Family members and neighbors said the couple often
cursed the girl and called her harsh names in public.
Joy Watkins' grandmother, Betty Stokley, who lives next door
to the couple, said Patrick Watkins was cruel to McCaylah, his
daughter from a previous marriage. Stokley said she had seen
him kick the girl in the back, knocking her down.
Winchester police Capt. Harvey Craycraft said McCaylah had
"trauma injuries" on her body. Patrick Watkins told police that
the girl had fallen down some stairs, Craycraft said.
Officials with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services declined
to comment on past or current investigations involving the Watkinses.
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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