A 10-year-old girl in Arizona was punished by her parents with brutal beatings and torturous "discipline" — including "laps and planks" around their apartment, according to prosecutors. The child tried covering up the torment with "stories to protect their parents" before she eventually died from the abuse, cops say.

Prosecutors in Apache County are attempting to put Rebekah Baptiste's biological dad and stepmom, Richard Baptiste and Anicia Woods, on trial together for her death last month, according to court documents obtained by Law&Crime. The couple is facing charges related to Rebekah's alleged murder and abuse , along with abuse charges related to her two siblings, ages 8 and 6, per the documents.

Baptiste and Woods, who were both still in custody Thursday, are accused of putting Re

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