Mom, boyfriend beat slain disabled girl so severely that her stomach split open: Report

A Virginia woman and her fiancĂ© are accused of beating the woman’s 11-year-old daughter so seriously that the child’s stomach split open days before she died. Latoya Smith, 33, and Demont Harris, 43, are charged with second-degree murder for the May 18 slaying of Heaven Watkins, who relatives told WSET had autism and cerebral palsy. … Continue reading Mom, boyfriend beat slain disabled girl so severely that her stomach split open: Report