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Parents Of Dead 4-Year-Old Missouri Girl Now Face Charges

The couple's other children, a 2-year-old son and an infant, were placed in protective custody.

(CBS)

December 28, 2020

The parents of a 4-year-old Missouri girl allegedly killed by neighbors to remove a β€œdemon” now face charges. Mary S. Mast, 29 and James A. Mast, 28, were charged Thursday with felony child endangerment resulting in death and are jailed without bond. They don't yet have attorneys. The couple's other children, a 2-year-old son and an infant, were placed in protective custody, Benton County Sheriff Eric Knox said in a news release.

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