California father and girlfriend accused of torturing and fatally abusing a 4-year-old girl
11/03/2022 1:46 pm PDT
APPLE VALLEY, Calif. (TCD) -- A 24-year-old father and his 22-year-old girlfriend face charges after a 4-year-old girl reportedly died from suspected child abuse and torture.
According to a news release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office, on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at around 9:35 p.m., deputies responded to a home on the 22300 Block of Highway 18 to a report of an unresponsive 4-year-old child. At the scene, authorities reportedly found the victim, and she was transported to the hospital.
Despite lifesaving measures, the Sheriff’s Office said the victim succumbed to her injuries. At the hospital, an investigator with the Coroner’s Office concluded that the child "had numerous injuries indicative of child abuse."
Upon further investigation, the child’s father, Isaiah Rumph, and his girlfriend, Charity Staffieri, were identified as suspects and charged with causing great bodily injury/death to a child under 8 years old, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Additionally, the couple faces murder and torture charges, KABC-TV reports.
The pair remain held at the West Valley Detention Center on $500,000 bond.
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