2-Year-Old Beaten To Death

Florida Tampa Investigators say man beat child to death because the toddler wouldn't stop crying or go to sleep.

by The Associated Press

Published: Mon, March 09, 2009 - 4:40 pm CST Last Updated: Mon, March 09, 2009 - 4:42 pm CST

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Hillsborough County authorities say a
21-year-old man beat a 2-year-old girl to death after the toddler
wouldn't go to sleep and wouldn't stop crying.
Kenneth Lopez is being held without bond for aggravated child
abuse, though authorities say the charge could be upgraded. Lopez
was arrested Sunday afternoon after authorities say he wrapped a
towel around the girl's arms and torso and wrapped her in a
blanket. They say he then struck her repeatedly.
Authorities say the girl, Gabrielle Randel, was the daughter of
Lopez's girlfriend. She died at a hospital on Sunday. The woman's
3-year-old son has since been taken into state custody.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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carl Says:

Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 7:37 am

Bobcat I actually thought of the punishment I mentioned while sitting on the potty.Seeing people like this,that would do something like this,always reminds me to have a good bowel movement.If he is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt,I would call it poetic justice or payment in kind.Sort of another version of “IF YOU LIVE BY THE SWORD,YOU DIE BY THE SWORD”.

barefootangel Says:

Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 4:54 pm

I see what I did wrong, I should have put “how can you beat a child?”

SoYouWillKnow Says:

Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 3:10 pm

I agree with all the other posters…. torture him and then kill him so we don’t have to feed, water, cloth and “entertain his butt” in jail for the next 20 years. Also, we won’t have to worry about him ever doing this again to another child.

An eye for an eye…

bobcat Says:

Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 2:56 pm

Yay….I believe you got the point.

barefootangel Says:

Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 2:21 pm

bobcat—“some of you people”? and what do you spend your time thinking about?? that was gross!

bobcat Says:

Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 1:52 pm

Some of you people obviously watch too many horror movies in order to come up with such barbaric ways to torture/murder someone. How many of you thought of these ideas while sitting in church this morning?

The imagination gone wild I guess, like getting a razor blade and cutting a slice of skin near his foot and threading it into the slot on the end of a sardine can opener and turning it to roll the skin up all the way to his head. Then repeat it over and over and cover him in salt just before his evil twin brother confesses to the actual murder and set up. oops.
Leave it to the Justice system just in case.

barefootangel Says:

Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 1:29 pm

okamilyn99, that is a question I asked myself during the years my children were growing up.

okamilyn99 Says:

Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 6:55 am

that is so sad. how can you beat a child?? i like your comment flowerchild.

FLOWERCHILD Says:

Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 2:28 pm

beat him. beat him till he has only one breath left and rescusitate him and then beat him over and over. This is so horrible.

carl Says:

Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:07 am

I would love to see this animal thrown in the UFC ring with all the contenders taking a couple of rounds with him,one at a time!It would really bring home the feelings this baby must have suffered before death.