Post Tagged with: "Brianna Lopez"

The title is too long and horrific, sorry for that!

Baby Brianna

When I visited Meryl’s Blog, I saw one of her post that shocked me. A baby was rape and killed by her own family. After I read her blog, I got the interest to read more in other sites about what really happed to the baby. This is the worst ever child abuse and crime I’ ve ever read. I could almost burst out to anger to her criminal family.

Brianna Lopez, a 5 months old baby. According to what I’ve read in few articles, she was rape and abused by her father (Andy Walters, 21) and Uncle (Steven Lopez, 19).  July 18th 2002, Thursday night, Andy Walters, Stephanie Lopez and her twin brother Steven Lopez, drink through the evening. After 3 beers, Stephanie got drunk and fell asleep while the two guys were playing on the baby, throwing up on the ceiling 3 times and let her slam on the ground twice. At three in the morning, Walters says he awoke to find Brianna on the floor near the bed. He said he wrapped her in a blanket and put her in a bouncer. By 7 a.m., Brianna needed a diaper change. Stephanie Lopez asked about the bruises on Brianna, and according to court documents, Walters admitted that he and Steven Lopez “played a little rough with her”.
Walters changed the diaper and took a baby wipe, wrapped it around his index finger and inserted it into brianna’s anus.
The complaint also states Andy Walters admitted he bit Brianna on several occasions, but he told Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Deputies he is not not the only family member to bite Brianna.
Walters also told authorites that Stephanie Lopez pinched and threw Brianna out of frustration.
The uncle, Steven Lopez, admits to throwing Brianna in the air and not catching her. Steven Lopez claims to have drunk ten beers the previous night.
During his interview with Sheriff’s Deputies, Steven Lopez admitted to having sex with Brianna Lopez. Adding that he, as well as Andy Walters, had penetrated Brianna on several different occasions.
By 10 a.m., July 19th, Stephanie Lopez checks on her daughter, notices Brianna is not breathing, and she calls 9-1-1.
11:10 am, Friday July 19th, five month old Brianna Lopez dies at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces.
Autopsy results show Brianna Lopez had 11 bite marks on her body, broken ribs, skull fractures, bleeding of the optic nerves and brain swelling.

They each are charged with child abuse resulting in death. Walters also was charged with criminal sexual penetration of the baby.
Deputies have now interviewed the six adults and two children who lived in the home with Brianna. Miranda said the family is being cooperative.
The autopsy revealed a long list of injuries that appeared to have been inflicted over an extended period of time upon the little girl who was born on Valentines Day.
On Monday, Miranda detailed the multiple injuries found on the babys body. He said Brianna had 11 human bite marks in varied stages of healing, multiple bruises, fractures to two right ribs, three skull fractures, swelling of the brain and signs of shaken baby syndrome. Brianna also had fractures to both legs, an injury experts say is commonly caused by picking up the child with a quick, jerking motion by the legs.

Investigators will obtain dental impressions to determine who made the bite marks.
In court records, Walters admitted to biting Brianna, but said he “did not take a chunk out of her.” Walters said his 18-month-old son also bit the baby. He said that Stephanie Lopez also bit and pinched her when she became frustrated with Brianna.

On the video, I’ve seen and heard that the 3 criminals will be prison for 18 years! What the…. Can you imagine that? Here in the Philippines, if you admitted a rape case to minor, you will be imprisoned for a lifetime. But in New Mexico, I can’t believe the life of a child cost only 18 months of imprisonment. I don’t think it is righteous.

Sources:

http://www.kelseyspurpose.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=1400
http://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/2006/01/02/brianna-lopez-murder-july-19-2002/

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