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Couple arrested in child abuse death


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Updated: 3/02/2012 12:18 pm Published: 3/02/2012 11:21 am
MONTICELLO, AR - Special Agents of the Arkansas State Police have arrested a Drew County couple accused of child abuse and the death of a two-year-old girl.

Daniel Pedraza, 23, and Victoria Pedraza, 21, are charged with capital felony murder. The girl, Aubriana Coke, is the biological child of Victoria Pedraza.

Aubriana was taken from the home Monday morning and taken to the Drew Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

The couple was arrested last night and are being held d at the Drew County Jail.

The nature of the abuse that lead to the girl's death has not been released. An investigation of the murder is continuing.
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RIPBRICOKE202 - 3/8/2012 11:02 PM
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RIP Baby girl. Daddy and everyone (including me) miss you. Daddy went to the funeral and asked you to hold his hand, he asked me why you wouldn't. It nearly broke my heart to hear about your death but the cause of it tore me apart. We'll never be able to hear you laugh or see you married. WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU AUBRIANA DA'SHAI COKE.

Pink13 - 3/3/2012 10:57 PM
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I want to start by expressing my sincere apologize to the family your in my prayers! As for Daniel & Victoria you, God & that precious child know what happened..I believe yaw both deserves to suffer the way she did & then be executed! A child is a gift from God they should be loved & cared for not abused! I'm sickened my the thought of someone harming an innocent child it hurts me because my son is 2yrs! I hope you are BOTH found guilty of capital murder! And for others who stand up for them pronouncing Only God Can Judge..ultimately he will but for the time being they deserve to be punished no one should be aloud to get away with a crime so heinous! Another thang evidence doesn't lie wheat45 said if she did fall how did she get all those bruises!? Thank about that & what that poor child went through! Children pass everyday & the families aren't charged with murder UNLESS there is proof the parents were involved in the child's death! A child doesn't die from a simple fall more like the parents lost their temper & this time they went way to far! Yaw are no Casey Anthony yaw will be held accountable for your actions in court or judgment day! To the family you are in my prayers my god be with you!

Butch54 - 3/3/2012 1:59 PM
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I totally dislike child abusers. I just don't know if there is anything on earth that would be appropriate for this case. Why don't we send them to the one that know best how and when to punish. Death sentence will get them there.

BELIEVER - 3/3/2012 1:48 PM
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I have always been told to go by the "Golden Rule" Everyone forgets to use it day by day in our lives if we find out something that is hard to understand we always go assuming the worst and we start to judge others according to our own thoughts and not by the truth!! So we beging to act like Gods WHEN THERE'S ONLY ONE GOD...Judge according to how u want to be judge at JUDGEMENT DAY remember its coming and is INEVITABLE!!! Don't believe everything others says because in this world there are so many that add up things that are not true just to get away with their Grudge that they hold within them selves!!! God ask us to forgive and to live at peace to have good thoughts and not to hold resentment against anyone. Believe what u want to Believe but make sure that is because is the WORD OF GOD!!! AND LET GOD BE THE JUDGE!!! JESUS I BELIEVE IN YOU!!!

RazrbckGrl - 3/3/2012 11:58 AM
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I always stand up against child abuse cases, being an abused child myself. However, it is totally different when you know the person being accused. Victoria has always been such a sweet person. The girl doesn't have a mean bone in her body. So this is very hard to understand. We can all learn a lesson from this though, if you are being abused, GET OUT! Rage and perversion are not good things to bring your child up around. IF you are being abused, then you definitely need to remove your child from the situation. It's NEVER okay for someone to lay hands on you, or your child. There should never be a second chance, because look at what it could turn into. At least this child has peace now, and doesn't have to struggle her whole life with emotional scars from years of abuse. This is such a tragedy, a simple decision to walk away could have saved Aubrianna and Victoria's lives. Pray for this family, because they have lost a granddaughter and daughter in a matter of days..they need all the strength they can get. This is also not their fault. They tried to do what they could, but at the end of the day they are not the parents and if the authorities won't do anything, how are they supposed to? Don't blame them for this..

wheat45 - 3/3/2012 10:13 AM
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vicki i understand if he was abusing u to but u could have called the cops and left i no how it feels to leave someone u love because i had to leave my parents i got takin away by dhs because of abuse

wheat45 - 3/3/2012 8:39 AM
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You both deserve to go to prison or recieve the u know wat penalty. Then u will go through the same pain you put that baby girl in. Trust me justice will be served. Dont think neither one of you are going to get off easy. Im thinking life in prison without parol. O and if you say you didnt kill her your a liar because one fall dosent cause bruises all over her body you skanks.

Tired - 3/3/2012 7:48 AM
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got machismo?

tonibarb - 3/3/2012 6:09 AM
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God says not to harm his children and He is not playing about that. Now, another life is lost. When these people are burning in Hell, they are going to know for sure, that God was for real. The baby is back in the arms of te Lord and is happy as ever.

sparrowhawk60 - 3/3/2012 12:11 AM
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Starting to appear to be an epidemic of this. Time to make an example.
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