New Jersey parents charged with murder after daughter’s fatal beating
A New Jersey mother and stepfather have been charged with murder after allegedly claiming their nine-year-old daughter, Maya Thomas, was hit by a car. Prosecutors say medical findings and surveillance footage contradicted that account, and the case matters because investigators say the child’s injuries point to prolonged abuse.
An autopsy found multiple blunt force injuries and ruled Maya’s death a homicide; some injuries were at different stages of healing. Prosecutors also reported broken ribs, a ruptured colon and injuries to her eyes, and said investigators found bloodied clothes and blood near a bath at the family home. The pair face murder and child endangerment charges, among others, and are due back in court later this month.
- Mother and stepfather face murder charges over Maya Thomas’s death.
- Investigators say the injuries contradicted their account of a car crash.
- Prosecutors describe injuries at different stages of healing.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Mom and stepdad who lied and said daughter, 9, was hit by car accused of beating her to death”.