Mississippi‘s St. Joseph A Missouri father who is suspected of beating his six-year-old daughter to death with a baseball bat was not granted bail by the judge.
Associate Circuit Judge Keith Marquart issued the decision to hold Dustin L. Beechner, who is suspected of killing Jozlyn Marie Beechner, without bail on September 7. The judge also highlighted Dustin’s prior two felony domestic abuse convictions.
The judge also instructed the police to hold the suspect in the Buchanan County Jail on suicide watch while he is being held there at the moment.
Dustin was allegedly acting suspiciously, and on Friday, September 2, at around 6:30 in the morning, St. Joseph Police responded to a complaint and went to a home in Buchanan County at 32171.2 Mitchell Avenue.
In addition, it’s been said that the 37-year-old accused showed law enforcement officers where to find the body of his daughter, whom he’s accused of killing violently.
The child’s bones were reportedly discovered by the police beneath a white sheet that was kept on the roof of the house.
According to the prosecution, the child was forcefully hit by her father with an aluminum baseball bat. He was accused of killing a child while abusing them.
According to News-Press Now, Dustin “was still on probation for the domestic violence offenses when he reportedly killed his daughter.” The publication further stated that when he appeared before the court via video link, he informed Marquart, “I’ve been doing okay for a year and a half in recovery.” My life has experienced a few recent incidents.
The judge interrupted the prosecution attorney as he was listening to everything to warn him that “anything he said could be used against him in court.” The next hearing for Dustin’s bond review is scheduled for September 14, the day before Jozlyn turns seven.
“As a society, we must do more,” an essay, claims that “the loss of any child is an exceptional sorrow. We don’t want to relive the particularly tragic details or watch as the case is reported in the media. Sadly, this is not the first time; the matter is currently before the courts. Buchanan County saw 75 instances of child abuse or neglect that were verified in 2019, according to the Kids Count Data Center of the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
“This always raises the question of whether the issue is truly represented by the statistics or if there are unreported incidences of abuse and neglect. Statistics can put things in perspective, but they shouldn’t be exploited to downplay such a horrible human occurrence. Moving forward, it’s important to remember the little child who should be enjoying first grade and her birthday this week and whose life was far too short. A good turnout at the following public events held in her honor, it was said, would be a respectable and fitting memorial.
