[MontanaBeth]

"Oops! That was my fault. I'm sorry.

That's okay:}

[8mmMauser]

In this strange twist of circumstances, young Haleigh Poutre, 11, clings to life in a hospital bed, her body sustained by breathing machines and feeding tubes. She was stricken on September 11. Her step-father wants her to stay alive lest he be charged with murder and the State wants her to die.

The state, which now has legal custody of the child, wants to terminate her life support, citing medical tests that show she will never recover.

Her stepfather has launched a legal battle to keep her alive.

But more than Haleigh's future hinges on the outcome. The stepfather, Jason Strickland, 32, is accused of taking part in a savage beating that left the girl in a vegetative state and dependent on life support.

And if she dies, he could be charged with murder.

Accused stepfather fights to keep girl alive

8mm

(this includes Ohioan from Florida's ping list, update to 9/30.)