Posted on 11/29/2007 9:10:11 AM PST by stevie_d_64
HOUSTON — The stepfather of a 2-year-old girl lost control and beat her to death because she wouldn't say "please" and "yes sir," an attorney for the girl's mother said Wednesday.
A body found last month in Galveston Bay is believed to be that of the little girl, Riley Ann Sawyers, though DNA tests are pending. Her mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, and stepfather, Royce Clyde Zeigler II, were arrested Saturday.
According to court documents, Trenor, 19, told police she and her husband killed the girl in July and hid her body in a shed before dumping it in the bay.
Trenor's attorney, Tommy Stickler Jr., said Zeigler, 24, was overwhelmed by his sudden fatherhood and didn't know what behavior to expect from a toddler. Trenor moved with her daughter from Mentor, Ohio, to Texas in June to be with Zeigler, whom she met online.
Zeigler wanted his wife to spank Riley with a belt when she failed to say things like "please" and "yes sir" or "no sir," Stickler said Wednesday. Zeigler didn't believe Trenor was doing it, however, because the 2-year-old's behavior wasn't changing.
The fatal beating happened after Zeigler stayed home from work to make sure his wife was following his discipline plan, Stickler said. Related
In her statement to Galveston authorities, Trenor said the girl was beaten with leather belts, had her head held underwater in a bathtub and then was thrown across a room, her head slamming into a tile floor.
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Hanging is too good.
God bless the poor little angel.
Anyone who would beat a 2 year old to death deserves to be put in the general population of the prison.
Deserves to be quartered.
Unspeakable. I can’t grasp the enormity of this crime.
Normally I’m against capital punishment... but in this case I’m willing to make an exception.
Just give me 30 minutes with him. Things like this cause me to forget myself and have to ask for forgiveness later.
Pathetic excuse-making from an attorney, for a monster who isn't even his client.
Zeigler had been an adult male plenty long enough to know what behavior is expected from an adult male, and savage beating of 2 year old girls for ANY reason is not on the list.
When I get really pissed I make html formatting errors!
At least Texas has a strong death penalty and isn’t afraid to use it.
Don't know about the particulars of this case, but generally our 'family court' system is at fault/responsible for a lot of this crap by violating the real Father's relationship with his kids.
Equal/shared physical custody is every kids and fit parent's right.
Trenor’s attorney, Tommy Stickler Jr., said Zeigler, 24, was overwhelmed by his sudden fatherhood and didn’t know what behavior to expect from a toddler.
Oh..Ok, so if she had been say eight or nine then it would have been perfectly fine to beat her to death...
GRRRR
Well, I have a two-year-old daughter myself, and as good a kid as she is, right now, “yes sir” and “no sir” are not options. We can get “please” out of her occasionally, but it’s just unrealistic to expect what this loser expected.
Anyone who can do all that horrible abuse to an innocent child just needs to be shot. Try, convict, take out back of the courthouse, one bullet, bury him.
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Isn’t the Holy Family usually depicted as just Mother Mary and Baby Jesus?
Always had me scratching my head..
This behavior pattern is often found in lower primates like orangutans . . . in which a new “alpha male” becomes the head of a tribe and immediately proceeds to go around killing the young offspring of his predecessor.
Stickler also said Wednesday that Trenor is pregnant.
Another innocent victim.
Type “Holy Family” in a google image search and you’ll stop scratching your head.
Therre is NOTHING that could be done to this monster which would be ‘appropriate’ punishment. However, I would like to see someone give it a try.
Slowly, very slowly, feed each one of them through a wood chipper. Feet first.
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