Stepmom threatened to ‘burn’ father’s heart before allegedly drowning his toddler
The dad had gone out of town for work and left his daughter in his girlfriend’s care when tragedy struck
02 February 2023 - 20:51
“You've hurt my heart. I will burn yours,” are the words the father of four-year-old Nada-Jane Therèse Challita was told by his girlfriend, Amber Hughes, shortly before the toddler’s body was found floating in a bathtub. ..
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