Funeral plans are prepared for a two-year-old Arkansas girl who died after being abused
LOCKESBURG, Ark. (KSLA) – A 2-year-old is dead and a 19-year-old man has been arrested in a domestic violence case in Sevier County.
The sheriff’s office says on March 1 around 8:40 p.m., deputies were sent out to a home in Lockesburg about an unresponsive 2-year-old girl. The deputies saw that the child had been severely beaten. They identified the suspect as 19-year-old Wesley Davis. He was taken to the sheriff’s office for questioning.
Wesley Davis, 19, is accused of beating a 2-year-old girl, Ava Tabor, to death in Sevier County, Ark.(KSLA)
Meanwhile, the child was taken to the Sevier County Medical Center, then transferred to Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock.
A family member identified the girl as Ava Ann Marie Tabor. According to family, her organs will be donated. A “hero walk” will be held for her Wednesday night.
An investigator interviewed Davis, and he reportedly confessed to the beating. He was then booked into the Sevier County Jail on a charge of domestic battering in the first degree, which is a felony.
Officials say on March 4, the child died at the hospital. After being pronounced dead at 11:28 a.m., Davis’ charge was upgraded to first-degree murder.
