HOLBROOK, AZ. ( KPHO /Gray News) - A 10-year-old girl died after she was ‘tortured’ by her father and his longtime girlfriend, according to officials.

Rebekah Baptiste was found with “severe injuries” and unresponsive in Holbrook on July 27.

She died three days later in the hospital.

Prosecutors said they had extensive documentation from doctors, detailing the abuse. They said Rebekah was malnourished and dehydrated, with one doctor using the word “torture” to describe what happened to her.

Damon Hawkins, Rebekah’s uncle, said he feels a broken system played a part in his niece’s brutal murder. “She spent the last four days in the hospital by herself and the only thing DCS can say is, ‘I’m sorry you weren’t informed,’” Hawkins said.

Hawkins said he can’t begin to imagine what she we

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