A Missouri couple have been charged after they were accused of torturing and beating their neighbors for days before drowning a four-year-old girl in a freezing pond. Court documents obtained by KRCG reveal that the girl's father, James Mast, told investigators that the couple had been beating him and his family for two weeks. It is not yet clear how much time passed before Mast and Aumen allegedly left the home and when authorities were alerted. Mast allegedly told James that he would be shot if he told anyone about the beatings or tried to protect his family. He told investigators that the beatings had been occurring for two weeks.

Source: Daily Mail December 21, 2020 22:14 UTC