A man charged with murder in the disappearance of 4-year-old Athena Brownfield in Oklahoma beat the child to death on Christmas, buried her body and placed a branch over her grave, according to court documents.
in Oklahoma beat the child to death on Christmas, buried her body and placed a branch over her grave, according to court documents.
Two days after authorities learned Athena was missing, her caregivers, Ivon and Alysia Adams, were arrested. Ivon Adams, 36, was charged with first-degree murder and child neglect, and Alysia Adams with two counts of child neglect.Arrest affidavits for the pair reveal that Alysia Adams, 31, told a state bureau special agent Thursday that Ivon Adams beat Athena on Christmas night and “held her up by her arms.
“When he arrived back, he told Alysia that he buried her near a fence line that was next to their old residence in Rush Springs. He informed her he placed a large broken branch over the rural site,” the filing said.
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