BREONNA NICHOLE LOFTIN - 4 yo - Vidor (NE of Beaumont) TX

The Funeral has been set for a 4
year old girl who Investigators say died at the hands of her mothers
boyfriend. Breonna Nichole Loftin died Wednesday night. Her funeral
service will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at Eastgate United
Pentecostal Church, 290 South Street, Vidor with burial to follow at
Restlawn Memorial Park in Vidor under the direction of Broussard’s, 530
W. Monroe, Kountze. A gathering of her family and friends will be Monday
evening, August 22, 2011, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at
Broussard’s.






HARDIN COUNTY - A judge has set bond at more than $1 million each for
a mother and boyfriend charged with Injury to a Child in connection
with the death of the woman's 4-year-old daughter.

Read the complete affidavit for Jason Delacerda

Read the complete affidavit for Amanda Guidry

State District Court Judge Steve Thomas arraigned Amanda Nichole
Guidry, 30, and her boyfriend, Jason Wade Delacerda, 34, Friday
afternoon on 1st Degree Felony Charges of Injury to a Child.

He set Delacerda's bond at $2 million and Guidry's at $1.5 million.

The judge appointed attorney Sonny Cribbs to represent Delacerda and Jimmy Hamm to represent Guidry.


Investigators say the child suffered physical and sexual abuse, and neglect, for months.

The Hardin County Sheriff's Office and Child Protective Services are
investigating the death of the child in what Sheriff Ed Cain and CPS
spokeswoman Shari Pulliam tell KFDM News is "one of the worst child
abuse cases" they've ever seen.

District Attorney David Sheffield says additional charges could be filed in the case.

KFDM News has obtained a Probable Cause Affidavit for the arrest of Delacerda and Guidry.

According to the Affidavit, Delacerda admitted making the 4-year-old stand barefoot on water caps.

Investigators spoke with two male juveniles who said they saw him
make the girl stand on the bottle caps and observed Delacerda strike the
child in the head and torso several times. The juveniles also said they
saw him kick the girl several times on her body. Investigators say
Delacerda admitted to those actions.

The Affidavit states Guidry told investigators that she observed Delacerda throw the child across the room on one occasion.

The court document indicates he admitted spilling hot coffee on her
foot and thigh and causing burns, and he admitted spanking the child so
hard with a wooden paddle that he caused injury to her buttocks.

Guedry, according to the document, admits she knew her daughter was
being abused and failed to seek medical attention or to report the
actions to law enforcement.

The Affidavit states the child suffered a number of injuries that
include, numerous broken ribs in various stages of healing, abrasions to
her left temple, a bruise in the middle of her forehead, a burn mark on
her left chest, a burn to her inner right upper thigh, a burn to the
top of her foot, bruising to her vaginal area, severe burns to both
buttocks, bruising to her left shoulder, and an old fracture on her left
leg.

A neighbor told KFDM News they saw the girl outside only a couple of
times. The last time was about two months ago. They told us she was
never allowed outside. The neighbor said the mother and boyfriend always
had an excuse about why she couldn't come outside to play.

The girl weighed 32 pounds.

"That child suffered months and months of physical abuse, sexual
abuse and also neglect," Shari Pulliam with Child Protective Services
told KFDM News.


Late Thursday afternoon deputies arrested the mother, Amanda Guidry,
30, and her boyfriend, Jason Delacerda, 34, and jailed them on 1st
Degree Felony charges of Injury to a Child. If convicted they could face
up to life in prison.

Sheriff Cain says the boyfriend called 911 Wednesday night and an
ambulance took the child to Christus Hospital Saint Elizabeth. She died
at about midnight. Sheriff's deputies and Child Protective Services
began investigating and visited the couple's mobile home off Highway 69
in Kountze. Investigators say there were visible signs of abuse. A
preliminary autopsy shows the four-year-old girl died of blunt force
trauma to the head. The autopsy report lists the preliminary manner of
death as homicide. Toxicology results are pending.

Sheriff Cain said the mother and boyfriend voluntarily came to the
Sheriff's Office for questioning Thursday afternoon and were arrested
following the questioning.

Shari Pulliam with CPS says investigators with her agency are shaken
up after seeing what Pulliam calls abuse the girl suffered.
Investigators believe it went on for nearly six months. The Sheriff and
Pulliam say it's one of the worst cases of abuse they've ever seen.
Pulliam says nearly every one of the girl's ribs was shattered.

"Old fractures and new fractures," said Pulliam. "Almost every rib on
this child was fractured. The child had a skull fracture, multiple
cigarette burns to the chest. Large burn on her foot and both buttocks."

Cain said the girl had "numerous bruises and burns, basically from
head to toe." The Sheriff said she was the victim of severe abuse going
on the last several months. According to Cain, his office is consulting
with the Hardin County District Attorney's Office and other charges
might be filed in the case.

"I've never seen anything this bad," said Sheriff Cain. "Doctors
agree and they're saying it's pretty bad. I can't believe it went on
this long without anyone bringing it to our attention."

Cain said it hurts him to see children who are abused.

"Any time there's a child involved, they are totally helpless. An
adult can help themselves but children like this, they can't help
themselves. It's a serious case. It's sad, it's tragic. This child has
suffered a lot."

Pulliam says the girl would have turned five in December. According
to Pulliam, the girl was malnourished. She weighed only 32 pounds.
Pulliam says that's a definite sign of abuse. She says no calls were
made to indicate any abuse was going on in the home.

"There's no reason that could make someone do something like this to a
small innocent child," said Pulliam. "What we ask the community, if you
think a child is being abused or neglected, you need to make a report
to the hotline."

The child abuse hotline number is 1-800-252-5400.

Pulliam says there are ways to prevent abuse from occurring by
looking at the warning signs. They include unexplained marks or bruises
on a child's body. Neighbors and friends need to become aware if the
child's behavior changes or if the child has unexplained weight loss. If
parents find it hard to control themselves out of anger, Pulliam says
to step away from the situation, take time to calm down, call and talk
to someone.

Sheriff Cain is consulting with the Hardin County District Attorney's Office and says additional charges could be filed.


Read more: http://www.kfdm.com/articles/child-44368-pulliam-abuse.html#ixzz1VcHkHB3o

It's times like these that I become sickened by my volunteerism.
Yes, we mods and admins receive no compensation for the countless hours we spend on this website. Gathering and disseminating stories of this kind of wanton and ruthless murder and abuse of the most defenseless in our society.

Another picture of Breonna:
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FJMVRKYG25TY5TPP7JEF5A5GJ4/album/photos/439563

Do they not have the death penalty in Texas?
This little girl suffered so much more than dear Caylee did-what this man did... what her not-mother allowed. Oh how could they? So many of these cases should be broadcast across the country until people get up in arms and these torturers and murders never see daylight again. My Mom was born in 1932 and remembers the bold headline across the newspaper when one little girl was killed. Now most of these horrific tragedies have only become bi-lines in local papers. Tom and all the other faithful administrators do an incredible job of finding these horror stories (and I thank you all for your dedication) but these should be on all the news stations across the country to encourage everyone to STOP the perpetrators from hurting the children; wake up the mothers who think they need a man in their life-my gosh, these are your babies, love them and thank God for the blessing he has entrusted you with.

Such a sad case. This little girl was tortured not abused. I hope these murderers get what's coming to them....After the KC case, I have become so doubtful that our system doesnt work for the children.

Funeral arrangements have been set for a Kountze child whose death
has been attributed to child abuse.
A service for Breonna
Nicole Loftin, 4, will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday at Eastgate United
Pentecostal Church at 290 South Street in Vidor. Burial is to follow at
Restlawn Memorial Park.
A gathering of family and friends will
take place Monday from 5-8 p.m. at Broussard's, 530
W. Monroe St. in Kountze.
Breonna died Wednesday at Christus
St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Cause of death was found to be
blunt force trauma.
The child's mother, Amanda
Nicole Guidry and her boyfriend, Jason
Wade Delacerda, have been charged with injury to a child in
connection with her death and are being held at the Hardin
County Jail.

Read more: http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Funeral-services-set-for-slain-Kountze-child-2134863.php#ixzz1VjKRjSfY

Anger and grief, a desire to know why and how it could happen - all have been reactions to the death of Breonna Nichole Loftin, whose body bore the evidence of months of abuse.

And it is essential to ask what can be done to help prevent it in the future, child abuse authorities say.

Breonna, 4, died last week at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Her mother, Amanda Nichole Guidry, 30, and her mother's boyfriend, Jason Wade Delacerda, 34, are in the Hardin County jail, charged with injury to a child.

"The community is really struggling with this because we all feel a sense of responsibility," said Shari Pulliam, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. "The message to the community is: It is your responsibility and it is your business."

Pulliam urged people to report suspicions of child abuse to Family and Protective Services for investigation.

Marion Tanner, director of Garth House, agreed, though she said she wasn't pointing fingers at neighbors of the accused Hardin County couple.

"I know the neighbors are shaken that it happened," she said.

And even before a situation escalates to a level requiring investigation, there are things people can do to help.

Pulliam stressed the importance of family and community connections,
noting that a family's isolation allows signs of abuse to go unnoticed.

Read more: http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Kountze-4-year-old-s-death-sparks-awareness-of-2137056.php#ixzz1VunYcEOC

HARDIN COUNTY - Hardin County District Attorney David Sheffield is
asking a grand jury Tuesday to indict a mother and her boyfriend on
Capital Murder charges in the death of the woman's 4-year-old daughter.

Read the complete affidavit for Jason Delacerda

Read the complete affidavit for Amanda Guidry


David Sheffield told KFDM News Monday morning that he'll seek the
indicts against Amanda Guidry, 30, and Jason Wade Delacerda, 34, in the
death of Breonna Loftin.

The Hardin County Sheriff's Office and Child Protective Services are
investigating the death of the 4-year-old girl in what Sheriff Ed Cain
and CPS spokeswoman Shari Pulliam tell KFDM News is "one of the worst
child abuse cases" they've ever seen.

The girl weighed 32 pounds when she died August 17 at Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth in Beaumont.

"That child suffered months and months of physical abuse, sexual
abuse and also neglect," Shari Pulliam with Child Protective Services told KFDM News.

On August 18 deputies arrested Guidry and Delacerda on 1st Degree Felony charges of Injury to a Child.

Sheriff Cain says the boyfriend called 911 August 17 and an ambulance
took the child to Christus Hospital Saint Elizabeth. She died at about
midnight. Sheriff's deputies and Child Protective Services began
investigating and visited the couple's mobile home off Highway 69 in
Kountze. Investigators say there were visible signs of abuse. A
preliminary autopsy shows the four-year-old girl died of blunt force
trauma to the head. The autopsy report lists the preliminary manner of
death as homicide. Toxicology results are pending.

Sheriff Cain said the mother and boyfriend voluntarily came to the
Sheriff's Office for questioning and were arrested following the questioning.

Shari Pulliam with CPS says investigators with her agency are shaken
up after seeing what Pulliam calls abuse the girl suffered.
Investigators believe it went on for nearly six months. The Sheriff and
Pulliam say it's one of the worst cases of abuse they've ever seen.
Pulliam says nearly every one of the girl's ribs was shattered.

"Old fractures and new fractures," said Pulliam. "Almost every rib on
this child was fractured. The child had a skull fracture, multiple
cigarette burns to the chest. Large burn on her foot and both buttocks."

Cain said the girl had "numerous bruises and burns, basically from
head to toe." The Sheriff said she was the victim of severe abuse going
on the last several months. According to Cain, his office is consulting
with the Hardin County District Attorney's Office and other charges
might be filed in the case.

"I've never seen anything this bad," said Sheriff Cain. "Doctors
agree and they're saying it's pretty bad. I can't believe it went on
this long without anyone bringing it to our attention."

Cain said it hurts him to see children who are abused.

"Any time there's a child involved, they are totally helpless. An
adult can help themselves but children like this, they can't help
themselves. It's a serious case. It's sad, it's tragic. This child has suffered a lot."

Pulliam says the girl would have turned five in December. According
to Pulliam, the girl was malnourished. She weighed only 32 pounds.
Pulliam says that's a definite sign of abuse. She says no calls were
made to indicate any abuse was going on in the home.

"There's no reason that could make someone do something like this to a
small innocent child," said Pulliam. "What we ask the community, if you
think a child is being abused or neglected, you need to make a report to the hotline."

The child abuse hotline number is 1-800-252-5400.

Pulliam says there are ways to prevent abuse from occurring by
looking at the warning signs. They include unexplained marks or bruises
on a child's body. Neighbors and friends need to become aware if the
child's behavior changes or if the child has unexplained weight loss. If
parents find it hard to control themselves out of anger, Pulliam says
to step away from the situation, take time to calm down, call and talk to someone.

Read more: http://www.kfdm.com/articles/death-44512-county-grand.html#ixzz1WXFoy98C