MO - Layla Fast, 17 mos, beaten to death, Festus, 19 April 2015

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Boyfriend, mother held after baby dies, another child injured

The mother told officers her daughter had been bitten by a spider and was unconscious, the chief said.

“I’ve been a policeman for a long time and I have never seen a case of child abuse this severe,” Lewis said. “Anyone even without medical training could have walked in there and seen it was child abuse.”

He said officers found the child “had severe injuries to her face and neck and bruising over most of her body.”

http://www.myleaderpaper.com/news/p...cle_1baa3926-e84d-11e4-8b8d-8bcf3488f103.html


“We have filed this charge based on what we know,” Prosecuting Attorney Forrest Wegge said. “The investigation is continuing.”

According to the probable-cause statement, Fast told police her son had been limping for two to three days and told her that her boyfriend had hurt him. She acknowledged that she did not seek medical attention for her son or report the possible child abuse, the statement said.

A class B felony is punishable by five to 15 years in prison and a class A misdemeanor is punishable by up to a year in jail.

http://www.myleaderpaper.com/news/p...cle_35e4a81e-e913-11e4-9089-7f760f7c84b4.html


Festus child death: Mother’s boyfriend charged with abuse


FESTUS, MO (KTVI) – Police came to a Festus home Sunday morning for a report of a spider bite. What they found was one of the worst cases of child abuse they have ever seen. A 17-month-old child was found beaten to death. A 3-year-old was also injured in the attack.

http://fox2now.com/2015/04/22/festus-child-death-mothers-boyfriend-charged-with-child-abuse/
 
I have been reading on this and I am just outraged.

The police said, little baby Layla looked as if she had been in a car wreck, that is how severe her injuries were!

Officials say the child had severe injuries to her face and neck, along with bruising over most of her body.

In fact, they say the little girl looked like the victim of a car wreck.

Tragically, the child was dead when paramedics arrived.

The police chief says the child must have experienced “pure hell” in the minutes before her death, adding that it is the worst case of child abuse he has seen.


http://kfor.com/2015/04/20/police-toddler-found-beaten-to-death-mother-tries-to-blame-spider/

"Any person would’ve walked in, would’ve looked at the child, would’ve immediately recognized, without any medical treatment, that that child was not alive," Lewis told KMOX. "And to tell everybody ... that it was a spider that bit the child? Yeah, that’s a little bit hard to believe."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/21/taylor-lynn-fast-baby-death-spider_n_7108434.html
 
They still haven't charged either one with the murder of Layla yet. I am assuming this charge is for the little 3-year-old brother who had a broken leg. I heard earlier that they are waiting for the autopsy report. The wheels of justice moves very slowly. This just in:

Taylor Fast, 21, was originally charged with second-degree endangering the welfare of a child – a misdemeanor. Charges have been upgraded to first-degree endangering the welfare of a child – a felony. Her bond is set at $50,000 cash-only.

http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/crime/2015/04/24/taylor-fast-charges-upgraded/26299977/
 
Sooooo sick of these horrible crimes! It's beyond time for this crap to stop.

Look at innocent little Layla with her chubby cheeks & pudgy little thighs and omgosh look at her monkey toes! I just wanna tickle her and blow raspberries on her belly lol. Can you imagine her laughter, hear her giggling? Jesus what the hell is wrong with people? I mean seriously, are they demented? Rip Layla. Praying her brother heals quickly and is placed in a fun loving home.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/21/taylor-lynn-fast-baby-death-spider_n_7108434.html
 
http://www.myleaderpaper.com/news/p...cle_35e4a81e-e913-11e4-9089-7f760f7c84b4.html

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The Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office today (April 22) charged a De Soto-area man, Dewayne E. Boyer, 24, in connection with injuries to a 3-year-old boy who was removed from a Festus apartment Sunday where a 19-month-old baby girl was found dead.

Boyer has been charged with the class B felony of abuse or neglect of a child – serious or emotional or physical injury. He was in custody today at the Jefferson County Jail in Hillsboro on a $500,000 cash-only bond, Festus Police Chief Tim Lewis said.

The boy’s mother, Taylor Lynn Fast, 21, whom neighbors said had lived at the apartment for only a few days, also has been charged in connection with her son’s injuries. She was being held in the Festus jail today on a $10,000 cash-only bond, facing a class A misdemeanor of second-degree child endangerment.
 
I just came across a donation site for Layla's family to be able to give her a funeral. Looks like her extended family had no idea abuse was going on. They appear to be suffering greatly. Sympathies to all of them.
 
Ok, have to wonder...drugs involved in their lives maybe? Is the guy in a wannabe gang?
 
Obituary

Layla Marie Fast-Evans, 17 months, Festus



Layla Marie Fast-Evans, 17 months, of Festus died April 19, 2015, in Festus. Layla was born Sept. 6, 2013, in Festus, the daughter of Taylor Lynn Fast of Festus and Theodore Holloway Evans IV of Hillsboro.

In addition to her parents, she is survived by two brothers: Conner Lee Fast of De Soto and Andrew Theodore Evans of Hillsboro; a sister: Skyler Schilly of Festus; her grandparents: Shannon Mercer of De Soto, Larry Fast of De Soto, Kathy M. Evans of Hillsboro, David T. Dunn Sr. of Hillsboro and Theodore H. Evans III of Arnold; her great-grandparents: Sharon Bourisaw of De Soto, Carol Thompson of De Soto and James Mercer of Festus; and a host of aunts and uncles.

Visitation is scheduled at 4 p.m. and a funeral service at 7 p.m. Monday, April 27, at Robert D. Brown Funeral Home, 103 Fourth Street, in Hillsboro. Private burial is in the Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery in Hillsboro. Memorials may be made to the Go Fund Me or Eagle Bank accounts in Layla Fast’s name. Arrangements are under the direction of Robert D. Brown Funeral Home.

http://www.myleaderpaper.com/obitua...cle_ec8571e0-ead8-11e4-ba8b-c770fb2207b2.html
 
Sooooo sick of these horrible crimes! It's beyond time for this crap to stop.

Look at innocent little Layla with her chubby cheeks & pudgy little thighs and omgosh look at her monkey toes! I just wanna tickle her and blow raspberries on her belly lol. Can you imagine her laughter, hear her giggling? Jesus what the hell is wrong with people? I mean seriously, are they demented? Rip Layla. Praying her brother heals quickly and is placed in a fun loving home.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/21/taylor-lynn-fast-baby-death-spider_n_7108434.html

I feel the exact same way, she is such a cute baby, how could anyone want to harm her or even stand by and let that happen to her.
 
Just looking on the dockets:

Taylor Lynn Fast - preliminary hearing set for 11/24/15
Murder-2 charges now
Bond was increased to 100k

Wayne E. Boyer - preliminary hearing set for 9/24/15

I noticed that Boyer is only charged with:
Abuse Or Neglect Of A Child - Serious Emotional Or Physical Injury { Felony B RSMo: 568.060 }
Assault 1st Degree - Serious Physical Injury { Felony A RSMo: 565.050 }

Taylor Fast is charged with:
Endangering Welfare Of Child - 1st Degree { Felony C RSMo: 568.045 }
Abuse Or Neglect Of A Child - Resulting In Death Under Sec. 568.060.5(2) { Felony A RSMo: 568.060 }
Murder 2nd Degree - Felony Murder - Durg Perprtn/Attmptd Perptrtn/Flight From Perptrtn Of Felony A Person Dies { Felony A RSMo: 565.021 }
Endangering Welfare Of Child - 1st Degree { Felony C RSMo: 568.045 }
 

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