LONG BEACH – The father and stepmother of a 14-month-old girl who police said was fatally tortured in Long Beach were charged Monday with murder and other counts.

Alfredo Muñoz, 40, and Kelly Muñoz, 34, both of Long Beach, were also charged with torture and assault on a child causing death, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

According to Long Beach police, officers initially responded to a hospital on Nov. 7 due to reports of child abuse involving a toddler. Later that day, detectives were told by hospital staff that the girl was on life support and had no chance of survival. The child — whose name was not released due to her age — died Nov. 10, police said.

“Through their continued investigation, homicide detectives determined there had been on-going abuse to the child and th

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