Missouri couple accused of killing 4-year-old girl, torturing her mother and 2-year-old brother
Muri Assunção
Two people in southwestern Missouri are facing multiple charges in the torture death of a 4-year-girl, as well as the torture of the girl’s mother and her 2-year-old brother, according to police.
On Sunday, the Benton County Sheriff’s Department said in a press release that 35-year-old Ethan J. Mast and 21-year-old Kourtney T. Aumen were arrested “pending multiple felony charges.”
According to the sheriff’s office, investigators responded to a call in Cole Camp, Mo. around 1 a.m. on Sunday.
When authorities arrived at the scene, “they found a deceased 4-year-old girl up in her bedroom,” said Benton County Sheriff Eric Knox.