Missouri man accused of beating 6-year-old to death with bat
By Steve Scott •
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(AP) — A 37-year-old man from Missouri is accused of beating his 6-year-old daughter to death with a bat.
Dustin Beechner, of St. Joseph, is charged with child abuse resulting in death.
During a brief court hearing Wednesday, a judge ordered that Beechner be held without bond.
St. Joseph police say they were called to a home Friday and found the child dead with blunt force trauma to the head.
According to a probable cause statement, Police said Beechner led officers to the house's roof, where they found a child, identified as Jozlyn Marie Beechner, covered in a white sheet.
Beechner does not yet have an attorney.
