Parents of four-year-old Missouri girl beaten to death and plunged into icy pond by neighbors who tortured the family for days are charged with child endangerment
Mary Mast, 29, and James Mast, 28, were charged Thursday with child endangerment resulting in death and are jailed without bond
They are the parents of a four-year-old girl allegedly killed by their neighbors
Their other two children, a two-year-old son and infant, are in protective custody
The four-year-old girl was found dead at the family home on December 20
Authorities said she had been severely beaten and dunked in an icy pond as part of what appeared to be a religious-type episode to remove a demon
Parents of four-year-old Missouri girl who was beaten to death and plunged into icy pond by her neighbors plead not guilty to child endangerment - as judges BANS them from attending her funeral
Mary Mast, 29, and James Mast, 28, have pleaded not guilty to child endangerment charges in relation to the death of their daughter, Jessica
The four-year-old was found dead at the family home in Lincoln, Missouri on December 20
Investigators say Jessica was beaten by neighbors Ethan Mast and Kourtney Aume on December 19 as part of a religious-type episode
The little girl was subsequently plunged into an icy pond to remove a demon before she passed away