I am sure that some of you reading this have already known about this precious child. I have fallen behind in my blogging and research, therefore, this sad sad story was new to me.
Some of what I found on the web:
(SOURCES: http://www.kelseyspurpose.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=1400
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/The_short_life_and_brutal_death_of_Baby_Brianna_076886
http://www.child-abuse-effects.com/child-abuse-death-of-baby-brianna-lopez.html )
The picture that is being referred to is this one:
(These are the slime that did this to this precious child)
Babys autopsy reveals signs of long-term abuse
By Rene Ruelas
Sun-News
The autopsy of 5-month-old Brianna Lopez revealed she had suffered abuse most of her short life in what deputies say is one of the worst cases of child abuse they have ever seen.
Her parents are among those charged with her death.
Brianna was pronounced dead Friday morning at Memorial Medical Center after she was rushed there when attempts to revive her failed, Doa Ana County Sheriffs Sgt. Ed Miranda said.
Friday night, police arrested Briannas parents, Stephanie Lopez, 19, and Andy Walters, 21, and uncle, Steven Lopez, 19. They each are charged with child abuse resulting in death. Walters also was charged with criminal sexual penetration of the baby.
Deputies have now interviewed the six adults and two children who lived in the home with Brianna. Miranda said the family is being cooperative.
The autopsy revealed a long list of injuries that appeared to have been inflicted over an extended period of time upon the little girl who was born on Valentines Day.
On Monday, Miranda detailed the multiple injuries found on the babys body. He said Brianna had 11 human bite marks in varied stages of healing, multiple bruises, fractures to two right ribs, three skull fractures, swelling of the brain and signs of shaken baby syndrome. Brianna also had fractures to both legs, an injury experts say is commonly caused by picking up the child with a quick, jerking motion by the legs.
Investigators will obtain dental impressions to determine who made the bite marks.
In court records, Walters admitted to biting Brianna, but said he “did not take a chunk out of her.” Walters said his 18-month-old son also bit the baby. He said that Stephanie Lopez also bit and pinched her when she became frustrated with Brianna.
According to Miranda, Walters and Steven Lopez were drinking beer Thursday night when they began to toss Brianna into the air, hitting her head on the ceiling and at least twice failing to catch her before she hit the floor.
Stephen Lopez told investigators that he had drunk 10 beers from a case that Walters admitted buying.
Stephanie Lopez said she had about three beers, then fell asleep. The next morning, she told investigators, she found Brianna on the floor and was unable to wake her.
Walters said when Stephanie Lopez asked what happened to Brianna, he told her “we played a little rough with her last night.”
Miranda said additional charges will be filed.
“There are definite signs of neglect and failure to protect,” he said.
The three defendants were arraigned Monday, and bond was set at $250,000 each, Miranda said.
Miranda said it is the worst case of child abuse he has seen in his law enforcement career.
“Brianna has been the most severe,” Miranda said. “This is a difficult case that is complex to work.”
The investigation and what it has revealed has been emotional for the officers working on the case. Miranda said counselors were brought in Monday night to help them deal with the case.
“When you have parents hurting children, you have a lot of emotions,” Miranda said.
Sheriffs records show no child abuse reports made at the home. Miranda said there have been domestic disturbance calls, but none involving children.
The two other children, Briannas 18-month-old brother and 8-year-old uncle, are in protective custody. Miranda said the children have no visible signs of neglect or abuse.
Miranda said while law enforcement, medical personnel and teachers are required to report suspected child abuse, it is the communitys duty to do the same.
Timeline of events according to police documents
Thursday night, July 18th, at 6 p.m., Andy Walters stopped to buy a case of beer, and headed home to 5243 Comanche Trail in Las Cruces.
Three people– Walters, 21, Stephanie Lopez, 19, and her twin brother Steven Lopez, 19, drink through the evening.
Stephanie went to bed after about three beers. According to court documents, Andy Walters and Steven Lopez admitted to playing with Stephanie and Walters’s 5-month old daughter, Brianna.
Police records show that Walters and Lopez threw the child into the air, causing her to hit her head on the ceiling 3 times, then dropped her twice on the floor.
Andy Walters told investigators that Brianna was conscious and crying.
At around 12:30 a.m., Friday morning, Andy Walters fell asleep not knowing where Brianna was.
At three in the morning, Walters says he awoke to find Brianna on the floor near the bed. He said he wrapped her in a blanket and put her in a bouncer.
By 7 a.m., Brianna needed a diaper change. Stephanie Lopez asked about the bruises on Brianna, and according to court documents, Walters admitted that he and Steven Lopez “played a little rough with her”.
Walters changed the diaper and took a baby wipe, wrapped it around his index finger and inserted it into brianna’s anus.
The complaint also states Andy Walters admitted he bit Brianna on several occasions, but he told Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Deputies he is not not the only family member to bite Brianna.
Walters also told authorites that Stephanie Lopez pinched and threw Brianna out of frustration.
The uncle, Steven Lopez, admits to throwing Brianna in the air and not catching her. Steven Lopez claims to have drunk ten beers the previous night.
During his interview with Sheriff’s Deputies, Steven Lopez admitted to having sex with Brianna Lopez. (she was 5 months old!!!) Adding that he, as well as Andy Walters, had penetrated Brianna on several different occasions.
By 10 a.m., July 19th, Stephanie Lopez checks on her daughter, notices Brianna is not breathing, and she calls 9-1-1.
11:10 am, Friday July 19th, five month old Brianna Lopez dies at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces.
Autopsy results show Brianna Lopez had 11 bite marks on her body, broken ribs, skull fractures, bleeding of the optic nerves and brain swelling.
WARNING: Contains graphic and highly disturbing details:
This child abuse story is about a 5-month-old little girl named Brianna Lopez. On July 19, 2002 Baby Brianna passed away. Her father and uncle would toss her in the air and not catch her. They sexually assaulted her. Her uncle raped her. They bit her. Her mother threw her, bit her and pinched her. She was bruised and beaten. Her grandmother and another uncle knew about the abuse but didn’t do anything. Brianna also had several broken bones. She had bleeding from the brain, broken ribs, bucket handle fractures, all signs of shaken baby syndrome. They beat and raped her time and time again. Her mother “fell asleep” while they killed Brianna.
Her mother’s boyfriend, Andy Walters, got 57 years in prison. Her uncle, the mother’s twin brother, Steven Lopez, got 51 years. Her mother, Stephanie Lopez, got 27 years. Her grandmother and other uncle got 60 days in jail. Remember all those who read this, Brianna was beaten and bruised from head to toe and nobody could help her.
Brianna is buried in Albuquerque, New Mexico. When people kept visiting her grave, her family built a metal gate around her grave and locked it shut.
Anyone who reads this, you might become saddened or go in a rage. That baby did nothing to deserve that. This should happen to no child.
Im a guy and this story made me cry I hope they are tortured in prison forever!
I didnt hear about this story until today from a friend of mine. I cried dearly and couldnt put my self to sleep. i have five beautiful babies and one six months old not but one month older than brianna. i find these individual sick and i hope the lord give them the hand they are dealt. i cant believe that a mother could allow someone to hurt her own blood and just join into. how do you let something like this happen to someone so inocent and precious. this angel was beauty from the inside out. im so heart broken for this angel. i pray she rest in peace because even though i didnt know her but my love goes to this lil gift from god and pray that her spirit is free like a butterfly. sweet dreams baby girl….
Exactly. They will never know what a little tiny BABY went through. F’ing monsters!!!!! This IS the worst case of child abuse I have ever heard of…and I’ve heard some pretty terrible ones. Mothers locking their kids in attics in their own feces, parents letting their baby die after leaving him alone for 8 days, all the ones being left in cars and suffocating, but little Brianna…what a survivor… I don’t think -I- could last five months with such torture. That’s what it is is sheer torture…….. and WHY???? What did she ever do to them? Cry? Well if you don’t want her you monsters, give her to a hospital and say you can’t care for her and give her up. These people with rotton SOULS are bringing the end of the earth…. I kind of hope it’s soon because my heart can’t take stories like this. I just can’t take it. This one really hurt me to the core of my soul. Every day I think of this little angel. I want to hang her picture just to remind us of what we have to be thankful for, all of our blessings, and that life is very precious. I’ve been a BETTER mother since reading this story… I’ve just started to let go of the stress…the worry…the nonsense we mothers can worry about in life… I just want to love my family even more, I want to live the best life I can so someday I can see little Brianna in heaven and give her hugs! I want little Brianna to know that I promise to love, kiss, hug my daughter ten times more just for her. I have already started. I am happier and a better person because I don’t want to waste a minute of my life in worry, regret, sadness and heartache. Life is far too beautiful. There are too many innocent little ones to help, so we must try. We can’t help them if we are wallowing in our own problems and worries.
This story is just the most cruel thing I have ever read in my life. The absolute sickest people in history. And someday, that “mother” could be released to have more babies. Good heavens. And shame on the people that let it go on. SHAME. What is wrong with our justice system.
It doesn’t matter if you are a guy or a girl seeing something horrific is the worst of all worse. This poor infant didn’t have a chance when she was brought into this world. I just don’t understand why she would get pregnant and then abuse her that way. They all should rot in prison for the rest of there lives the sick bastards.
FUCKIN SCUMBAG MOTHERFUCKER, EAT SHIT AND DIE SLOWLY
Welcome to new mexico prima.. sad story
these people are disgusting. i have no words. so many children are being thrown away and I believe that there is alot of child abuse in Dona Ana Country in new mexico , Majority resulting in child’s death.
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THAT SPIC WHORE MOTHER AND HER SPIC UNCLE DESERVE DEATH AND THE CRACKER ASS HONKY FATHER DESERVES TO HAVE HIS DICK CHOPPED OFF. I HOPE THEY GET CANCER AND DIE!
SPICS AND CRACKERS GARBAGE!!!!! THE SPICS ARE THE WORST DEPORT THEIR ASSES!
They all are sick bastards when I saw them in the court room crying it made me sick. They were crying because they all was facing prison but not long enough.
its amazing how out of all tht ur ignorance shines thru..those people deserve to die for what thy did to that precious baby girl..but all u see is their race..ignorant racist bitch..
Tht comment was for lisa anne
This is an awful case and I cried and felt an immense about of hatred for these horrible monsters but I don’t think saying racist remarks is necessary. Yes, I want them to be tortured eternally. These people are the scum of the earth.
Wow your a racist piece if garbage. Race has nothing to do with the story. Your trash…
Lisa anne just shutup. Trash
wow that is fucked up they raped a 5 mounth baby .thats fucking messed up that baby is so little she didnt even get to live her life thoughts scombags deserve to die and rot in hell 😡
those MOTHER FUCKERS NEED TO ROT IN DIE IN HELL,THEM TWO MEN NEED THERE DICK CHOPPED OFF, that little baby was cute and nice and a little angel gift from god, NOW MY QUESTION IS: WHY IN THE FUCKING HELL WOULD U KILL A LITTLE BABY!?AND BITCHES, YO ASS GONNA ANWSER MY question, YO MOM,DAD,AND UNCLE, HERES A HINT: GO DIE IN HELL, U LITTLE SICK BASTERS
I cannot believe someone can do this to a precious BBY I am disgusted by this pervert individuals I hope they rot in hell I have so much hate for them sick bastards including that idiot bitch ……..rest in paradise precious angel ..
When I read this I started crying and I grabbed my 6 month old baby and looked at her and asked God how could those monsters do that. I think they should be torture, then burned alive. That’s what I would do. They deserved worse than what they got. I will never forget baby Brianna “r.I.p”
They all need to rot in hell a prison is to good for them, that poor little innocent angel that was in the house of the devil’s with no soul. I have a beautiful grandaughter that if anyone ever harmed a hair on her head would have to answer to me including m
i am at a loss of words to this case when i read this i picked up my 1 month old baby and cried on her and thought how could any parent do this to an innocent little baby or child for that matter those parents have no excuse for what they did and i am no one to judge but this case is an exception i hope these sick people never see the light of day again 😦
Disgusted, to even believe this actually happened to a lil baby at that by the people who were suppose to protect her. Very sad I follow this angel alot
I don’t understand how ,im just super pissed and upset ,i will make a trip to Albuquerque ,and im going to ripp tht cage off her grave if the family has a issue with it i will be there wirh my best friend Louisville Slugger. And my two pitbulls.
That poor precious baby girl. I cant believe people could do this shit to a baby!! This was a gift from GOD not a punching bag! But shes better off with her maker them being with this mother, father, and uncle! I cant believe that they got off pretty much for this crime! They should have taken the mother overies out so she couldnt ever have any more kids again, the father and uncle should have been taken out back beaten, raped, and there limbs broken too. Then after that they deserve to be killed!!! The family that knew this was happening should be in jail forever for letting it go on. SHAME ON THEM for letting it go on! That’s wrong on so many levels and so was this case. People just don’t get involved anymore and they need to start!! Kids are a gift! PLEASE STOP CHILD ABUSE! Its wrong. This story made me ball my eyes out and will never leave my mind for as long as i live and ive seen and read some child abuse stories but this one is the worst ive ever seen or heard. If i ever have another baby girl you can bet your ass i will put Brianna for a middle name in this little sweet child’s memory. I hope all these people rot in hell forever for what they did and i hope they are labeled in there town, city, and country!!
Im so heartbroken for this little innocent child as fathers we should protect ower children not harm them this is unbelivable i hope everyone that harmed her and those that new about it and did nothing rot in hell, ther is going to be judgement for everyone justice will be served by god
I pray for the lives of other children including my own. I can not begin to imagine how or why a person can do such things to a child of any age (especially a 5 month old). It saddens and frightens me that there are people out here in the World that are so cruel. I myself was a victim but, I am still alive. I wish that Brianna could have lived to see a better life. I hope that her family receive the Same torture + death for what they have done to her. The sentencing They have received is not enough. Life without parole is suitable but, not enough. They should all be placed in torture chambers for all They have done to that innocent child. I am furious to read this story and see her photo in such condition. As for her family…… Some people deserve to die and be tortured til the day they die.
I just dont understand how anyone could do something like that to a poor baby. I have a 4 year and a 6 month old and the are the reason i wake everyday. How could any mother do this or let this happen to their child. And How the hell could a father be so sick and twisted to do that to their own daughter! I hope he get raped everyday of the rest of his life. I know that is not right of me to say but he deserves it. Poor paper girl.
What has to be wrong with someone to look at a 5 month old baby & think “ooohhh, I’m going to fuck that?”…I mean honestly, would anyone care if these oxygen thieving rates of skin were killed & their worthless bodies left in the open to decay like the garbage they are?
I am just so horrified that there are those who will do this to a child. They don’t deserve to live but a quick painless death is too good. Do to them what they did to Brianna. Just reading this put me into the shakes with such a sick feeling I can’t describe.
My husband and I are both 49 yrs. old and in 2 day’s we will be legal guardians of a 19 yr. old friends baby who is now 2 mo. old. The mom is a recovering addict and because she makes bad choices we stepped in when she was 3 mo. pregnant and together with the father we made this arrangement to care for the mom and baby. since she was born there has been no bonding from mom sorry to say but she does try, and when she gave birth to her she hemeraged to the point she had to have a hysterectomy. We are aware that she will probly abandon her baby but my husband and I could not stand by and ignore the fact that this little baby needs a stable loving family and home. (Aleetah’ Angel) the baby, Is the light of our life and the core of our family. I earge all of you that if you see or know of a child in danger please step in no matter what, and keep stepping in till something is done because the bottom line is the child and they are worth fighting for. lot’s of luv to all and the deepest heart felt prayers for baby Brianna.