The caregiver of Athena Brownfield, a 4-year-old girl who has been missing for over a week, allegedly beat the the child to death on Christmas Day, buried her body and placed a branch over her burial site.
, allegedly beat the the child to death on Christmas Day, buried her body and placed a branch over her burial site, court documents said.
The child"was not moving and her eyes were barely open," the affidavit stated."He then laid her on the ground and punched her at least three more times in the chest," Alysia Adams said, according to the affidavit.Ivon Adams took Athena's body to the couple's old residence about 20 miles away in Rush Springs, Oklahoma, around 1 a.m. on Dec. 26, the affidavit said.
Ivon Adams was arrested on Jan. 12 in Phoenix, and is awaiting extradition to Oklahoma. It is unclear if he has an attorney that can speak on his behalf.
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